India Imposes 12 Percent Tariff on Some Steel Imports

India’s heavy industries minister welcomed the tariffs as a way to protect the country’s domestic steel industry.
India Imposes 12 Percent Tariff on Some Steel Imports
Indian workers store steel coils near Viramgam, India, on Jan. 27, 2016. SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images
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India levied a new 12 percent tariff on some steel imports on April 21 amid a recent surge in cheap Chinese steel products.

The Indian Ministry of Finance announced that the tariffs would apply to five different categories of steel products. The notice stated that these import taxes would stand for the next 200 days, unless the Finance Ministry otherwise revokes or amends the order within that time frame.