US Apple Exporters to Resume Shipping to India This Fall, Lawmaker Says

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said India will officially end its tariffs on American apples and pulse crops this week as part of an agreement the two countries reached in June (see 2306230038). The tariffs were placed on certain U.S. goods in retaliation for the Trump administration’s Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. “In removing these retaliatory tariffs, our apple growers can now accept orders from India and growers could be making shipments as early as this Fall,” Cantwell said in a Sept 5 statement. “With over a billion people, this is one of the world’s largest markets and represents a significant growth opportunity for Washington growers.”