<h1>US-India trade deal: US cuts reciprocal tariff to 18%; India to remove tariffs and non-tariff barriers and boost US purchases.</h1> The United States will reduce its reciprocal tariff on Indian goods from 25% to 18% effective immediately, while India is reported to commit to eliminate tariffs and non tariff barriers against US goods and to increase purchases of US energy, technology, agricultural and other products, described as over USD 500 billion, with an explicit procurement pledge to 'buy American.'