After Trump, EU seeks zero tariff from India on car imports

Tariff cuts will be a victory for European carmakers such as Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, widening their access to India

- Reuters

The European Union (EU) wants India to eliminate tariffs on car imports under a long-pending trade deal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is willing to sweeten its current proposal to seal the talks, sources told Reuters.

India is open to the phased reduction of tariffs to 10% from more than 100%, two industry sources and a government official said. That is despite industry lobbying for India to retain at least a 30% tariff even if it starts reducing the levy, and also not tinker with import duties on EVs for four more years to protect domestic players.