India has sought consultations with the US under the WTO's safeguard agreement following American authorities' decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, according to a WTO communication.
On March 8, 2018, the US promulgated safeguard measures on certain steel and aluminium articles by imposing 25% and 10% ad valorem tariffs respectively. It came into effect from March 23, 2018.
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On Feb.10 this year, the US revised the safeguard measures on imports of steel and aluminium articles, effective from March 12, 2025, and with an unlimited duration, the communication said.
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It is being circulated at the request of the delegation of India.
It added that notwithstanding the USA's characterisation of these measures as security measures, they are in essence safeguard measures.
The US has failed to notify the WTO Committee on Safeguards under a provision of the Agreement on Safeguards on taking a decision to apply safeguard measures.
"Accordingly, as an affected member with significant export interest to the United States in the products concerned, India requests consultations with the United States pursuant to Article 12.3, AoS to exchange views on the measure," it said adding India looks forward to receiving a prompt reply to this request from America and to setting a mutually convenient date and venue for the consultations.
These consultations, however, do not fall under the World Trade Organisation's dispute settlement system.
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