美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周二表示,印度可能面临20-25%的关税,略低于4月份宣布的26%的税率,但由于贸易谈判在8月1日截止日期前继续进行,最终决定尚未做出。当被问及这一税率是否可能时,特朗普回答说:“我想是的”,同时指出,“印度一直是一个好朋友,但印度征收的关税基本上比几乎任何其他国家都高。你不能这样做。”20%或更高的关税会让印度失望,印度曾希望获得比向印度尼西亚和菲律宾提供的19%更好的协议。彭博新闻社此前报道称,两国都在探索将税率降至20%以下的妥协方案,但由于印度抵制美国开放其农业和乳制品市场的要求,进展缓慢。
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that India could face a tariff of 20–25%, slightly below the 26% rate announced in April, though a final decision has yet to be made as trade talks continue ahead of the August 1 deadline. When asked if that rate was likely, Trump replied, “I think so,” while noting, “India has been a good friend, but India has charged basically more tariffs than almost any other country. You just can't do that.” A tariff of 20% or higher would disappoint India, which had hoped for a better deal than the 19% offered to Indonesia and the Philippines. Bloomberg News previously reported that both countries were exploring a compromise to bring the rate below 20%, but progress was slow as India pushed back against U.S. demands to open up its agricultural and dairy markets.