India’s complex structure of tariffs has been compounded by FTAs deeply impacting domestic manufacturing - breeding discretion and incentivising evasion.
Reform Compass
December 23, 2025 at 8:13 AM IST
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India’s high tariffs and cumbersome customs procedures are eroding its trade competitiveness. A comprehensive overhaul of tariffs, systems, and infrastructure is now essential.
Sharmila Kantha
December 11, 2025 at 10:01 AM IST
Wikimedia Commons
The Budget can fix the maze of rates but the devil is sitting deep in the business processes and systems.
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM IST
PIB
India’s faceless customs regime is colliding with the physical realities of ports and intermediaries, revealing deeper cracks in the clearance system.
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM IST