May 31, 2025

India-US trade talks from April 23, tariffs, customs negotiations on agenda: Report

The Indian official team is visiting the US to give further impetus to the negotiations in the 90-day tariff pause window and discuss these terms of reference to iron out differences on certain issues.

Indian and US officials will hold three-day talks from April 23 in Washington for a proposed trade pact with terms of references (ToRs) covering around 19 chapters, such as tariffs, non-tariff barriers, and customs facilitation, official sources said.

The Indian official team is visiting the US to give further impetus to the negotiations in the 90-day tariff pause window and discuss these ToRs to iron out differences on certain issues before formally launching talks for the bilateral trade agreement (BTA).