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EU open to resolving tech trade dispute with India at WTO
Business Standard
|May 05, 2025
The European Union (EU) is ready to re-engage in negotiations with India over the ongoing dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding import tariffs imposed by New Delhi on technology products.
A senior EU official told Business Standard that the trade bloc is ready to renew talks, provided that India is open to an "amicable settlement" of the dispute. "The EU remains ready to re-engage in negotiations, should India be open to an amicable settlement of the dispute," the official said in response to a query.
The longstanding dispute centres on India's imposition of tariffs on information and communication technology (ICT) goods—gradually introduced since 2014—on items such as mobile phones, components, and telephone handsets, among others.
According to the trade bloc, the tariffs violate WTO norms, which require zero duty on these goods.
This story is from the May 05, 2025 edition of Business Standard.
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