Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports: (iv) Tariffs: page 45, para. 31:
It is stated that despite the decline in average tariff protection for non agricultural products to 8.9%, from 12% in 2007, transport equipment still bears above average tariff protection of 21.5%.
Could India indicate whether above average tariff production for transport equipment will be maintained?
Reply: India has been reducing its applied tariff autonomously over the years. Any further reduction has to be judged against the sensitivities of the sector, its stage of development and the likely impact on employment and revenue. Hence it would be difficult to predict the future action at this stage.
