On Monday 17 April, a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruled in favour of the EU in a dispute with India. In 2019, the EU had initiated a dispute settlement procedure in Geneva against Indian tariffs of up to 20% on certain products in the information and communication technology sector.
It criticised New Delhi for imposing these tariffs, which are not in line with the WTO’s General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), on products such as mobile phones, charging stations, static converters and power cables. These tariffs have been gradually phased in since 2014.
The WTO panel confirmed that India was not entitled to impose such tariffs, despite the various justifications put forward by New Delhi.
In parallel, Japan and Taiwan have attacked the same tariffs in separate disputes. Here too, the WTO ruled in favour of the complainants.
See the report of the panel: https://aeur.eu/f/6d2 (Original version in French by Léa Marchal)