India Challenging Steel, Aluminum Tariffs at WTO

India, which earlier submitted at the World Trade Organization a list of retaliatory tariffs for the U.S.'s Section 232 action, now has filed a case challenging the action's legality. On May 23, it circulated a request for consultations with the U.S., the first step before a panel can be convened to consider the dispute. India points not only to the fact that countries are being treated differently, but also says that the Commerce Department is using voluntary export restraints and quotas to protect domestic producers. Both are against the WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT) rules, India alleges.