India Goes into Formal Consultation Move
with US on Safeguards of Steel and Aluminium
India has requested WTO dispute
consultations with the United States regarding US duties on certain imported
steel and aluminium products. The request was
circulated to WTO members on 23 May.
India claims the US duties of 25% and
10% on imports of steel and aluminium products
respectively are inconsistent with provisions of the WTO's General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and of the Agreement on Safeguards.