US to impose reciprocal tariffs on India, other nations from April 2, says Donald Trump

United States President Donald Trump announced that reciprocal tariffs will be imposed on India. China and other countries from April 2.

“Countless other nations charge us tremendously higher tariffs,” said Trump during his joint address to the US Congress, his first since assuming office in January. “India charges us auto tariffs higher than 100%. China’s average tariffs on our products are twice of what we charge them. This system is not fair to the United States of America.”

He added: “So, on April 2, I wanted to make it April 1 but I did not want to be accused of April’s Fools Day, reciprocal tariffs kick in.”

Previously, the Republican leader had repeatedly iterated his intention to impose a reciprocal tax on India, citing the high tariffs by New Delhi on foreign goods.

On January 27, he vowed to impose taxes on India, China and Brazil, stating that the countries impose high tariffs and harm DC’s Washington’s interests.

“We are going to put tariffs on outside countries and outside people that really mean harm to us,” Trump had told House Republicans in Florida. “Well, they mean us harm, but they basically want to make their country good.”

In December, Trump said that India and Brazil were among the countries that charged high tariffs on US products.

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