Trump’s 12.5% additional tariffs move under Section 301: What does it mean for India & trade deal talks?

Going forward, Indian exports to the US may face higher scrutiny and the additional tariffs will hit as well, say experts. (AI image) Two days after Commerce minister Piyush Goyal said that the India-US trade deal was now down to finalising the ‘commas and full stops’, the Donald Trump administration has proposed to impose additional tariffs on countries under its Section 301 probe. India is one of the many countries that has been named. The Section 301 probe launched by the US in March 2026 is a known variable in India’s trade deal talks with America. Yet, the proposal to…