<h1>Tariff increases on key exports threaten competitiveness and jobs, prompting emergency relief and long term market diversification measures.</h1> Raised US anti-dumping, countervailing and penalty tariffs have materially increased effective duty burdens on Kerala's seafood, spices, cashew, coir, tea and rubber exports, causing order cancellations, inventory buildups and steep declines in processing plant utilisation. The tariff shock is undermining competitiveness against rival suppliers, threatening large-scale job losses-particularly among women in processing and traditional industries-and generating wider social and economic risks. Proposed responses include short-term concessional finance, faster refunds and energy subsidies, together with long-term market diversification, rupee-based settlements, value-addition, SME standards support and trade facilitation backed by central government assistance.