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Export of jewellery and gems set to face tariff grind-down
Mint Bangalore
|April 04, 2025
Cut and polished diamonds accounted for 57% of India's total gems and jewellery exports to the US in FY24
The US government's decision to impose a 27% reciprocal tariff on imports from India is expected to significantly impact the country's gems and jewellery sector, experts said.
Gems and jewellery made up 12.8% of India's exports to the US and amounted to $9.9 billion in FY24.
US President Donald Trump announced the new tariff on 2 April, which he said is about half the rate of India's 54% tariff on US imports. The 27% tariff will be over a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports, which will be effective 5 April.
Garments, engineering goods, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and gems and jewellery comprised 72.7% of total goods trade between India and the US in FY24, contributing $56.34 billion out of the overall trade of $77.52 billion.
This story is from the April 04, 2025 edition of Mint Bangalore.
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