Special Import Provisions (US-specific) from India Tariff: 10% (2026)

India is a significant source of special import provisions (us-specific) imports into the United States, with approximately $130B in total bilateral trade.

The current tariff framework for special import provisions (us-specific) from India reflects the post-SCOTUS landscape: a 10% base tariff under the Section 301 forced-labor tariff that replaced the flat 10% Section 122 rate on July 24, 2026, which had itself replaced the previously higher IEEPA rates after the Court's February 2026 ruling.

The flat 10% Section 122 tariff was subject to a 150-day statutory time limit and expired on July 24, 2026. It was replaced the same day by USTR's Section 301 forced-labor tariff — a two-tier 10%/12.5% duty on roughly 60 economies (about 99.4% of US imports by value), broader than the earlier 46-country proposal. India's current 10% base surcharge is that forced-labor rate; in August 2026, 25 states sued at the Court of International Trade to block it, but CBP continues collecting it while the case proceeds.

Special Import Provisions (US-specific) (HTS Chapter 99) generally enter duty-free at the MFN level, with the base forced-labor tariff as the primary duty. No additional Section 232 or Section 301 surcharges apply to most products in this category from India.

Key products in HTS Chapter 99 imported from India include Section 232 steel/aluminum tariff items, Section 301 China tariff items, Section 201 safeguard items, Anti-dumping duty items, Countervailing duty items, and related items.