DBT Bureau
Bengaluru, 2 September 2025
India has sought consultation with the US under the WTO (World Trade Organisation) rule over 50% tariff imposed on some copper derivative products.
On July 30 this year, the US had imposed 50% tariff on all imports of certain copper products.
As India is a major exporter of copper products to the US, such tariff is going to adversely impact the exports from the country.
Against this backdrop, India has sought consultations with the US for ironing out the issues. “India considers that the measure, although claimed to be taken for security interests, are, in essence, a safeguard measure,” a WTO communication said on Tuesday.
“Accordingly, as an affected member with significant export interest to the United States in the products concerned, India requests consultations with the United States,” it said.
India exported around $360 million worth of copper products in FY25.
Notably, copper is a critical mineral in the production of EVs (electric vehicles), chips, defence products and others.
