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US restores duty-free status to Indian leather imports

03/09/2001

The US has extended its duty-free import status to 42 products from India, according to the Press Trust of India (PTI). Products include leather, gold jewellery, carpets and some agricultural products.

The arrangement was made under the US Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) programme which is designed to help developing countries. The amount of exports affected was valued at $691.6 million in 2000.

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