<h1>India US interim trade pact reduces US tariffs to 18% and expands market access while addressing non tariff barriers.</h1> An interim trade framework commits the US to lower tariffs on covered Indian goods to 18% and to remove an additional 25% duty, while India will eliminate or reduce duties on US industrial and many agricultural products, protect specified sensitive agricultural and dairy items, undertake significant purchase commitments of US goods, and address long-standing non-tariff barriers with provisions for tariff rate quotas, negotiated sectoral outcomes, and discussions on standards and conformity assessment.