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India to lift 20% retaliatory duty on Washington apples
NEWDELHI:Indianscanagaingorge on Washington apples, as the retaliatory tariff of 20% imposed by the Indian Government on this red, juicy variety of the fruit four year ago during the Trump eraissettogobytheendofSeptember.
Washington apples currently attract an import duty of 70%, compared with 50% on apples imported from Iran and Turkey. The higher duty, and the resultant increase in the price, had resulted in steep fall in its imports. Meanwhile, the possibility of Washington apples flooding the market hasirkeddomesticapplegrowers.
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"The Government on June 22 had indicated to do away with the 20% retaliatoryimportdutythatwasimposed during the Donald Trump regime, and it willbecomeeffectivewithin90days,"said Sumit Saran, the India representative of the Washington Apple Commission.
"Washingtonapplegrowershavealready started cultivating more apples for the Indianmarket."
Before the imposition of the tariff, India used to import 7 million boxes, each weighing 22 kgs, of Washington apples.
Washington apples are imported between September and February, when the Indian crop comes to an end, headded.
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