TDP MP Seeks Formal End to US Punitive Duties

The Government should continue its intense dialogue with the US administration for the formal withdrawal of the punitive duty and issuance of an official notification, TDP MP Beeda Masthan Rao Yadav said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Yadav said in 2025, the United States imposed a 25 per cent reciprocal tariff on Indian goods, linked to India’s purchase of Russian oil. As a result, several Indian exports were subjected to an effective tariff burden ranging between 50 and 58 per cent, he said. He said these measures severely disrupted trade flows, eroded competitiveness, and created uncertainty for exporters, particularly MSMEs and labour-intensive sectors.