The average tariff on Indian textile products in the EU and the US is higher compared to competing countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan, Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. The US and the EU are top textile export destinations for India with share of 17 per cent and 15 per cent respectively. Indian textile exports to the US attract average tariff of 6.2 per cent, compared to 3.9 per cent for Bangladesh, 5.5 per cent for Vietnam, and 5.3 per cent for Pakistan, the Minister said citing ITC Trademap data.

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