India announced reforms on Wednesday aimed at cutting bureaucracy and simplifying its import quality checks, addressing concerns raised by the United States over the South Asian country’s so-called “onerous” requirements.
New Delhi and Washington are working to reach a trade deal that India hopes will ease the 50% tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on some of its major exports as punishment for its purchases of Russian oil.
Import control reforms include reduced bureaucracy, shorter delivery times and fewer inspections for quality approval, India’s commerce ministry said in a statement.
“The reforms aim to speed up processes, reduce delays and leverage technology systems to make quality assurance faster, more transparent and accessible to businesses, institutions and citizens,” said Jaxay Shah, chairman of the Quality Council of India.
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