Kolkata, Nov 10 (PTI) Engineering exports promotion body EEPC India has called for the inclusion of key steel and aluminium products, primarily from MSMEs, in the ongoing bilateral trade agreement (BTA) negotiations with the United States.

It also advocates maintenance of the current tariff structure in talks with the European Union.

The group has formally raised the exporting community's concerns with the government's FTA negotiating teams, according to a statement.

EEPC India Chairman Pankaj Chadha stated that the 50 per cent tariff imposed by the US under Section 232 has significantly hampered engineering exports, making it imperative to address this issue in the BTA talks.

"The 50 per cent tariff imposition by the US increases the tariff differential with our competitors to an aver

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