Archive · 1 Jan 2026
US Tariffs Challenge India's Seafood Exports in 2025
In 2025, the US put new taxes on seafood from India, making it harder for Indian companies to sell there.
First, they added a 5.77% tax on top of an existing 2.49% tax.
Then, they proposed a big 26% tax, which later changed to a 10.5% tax on all imports.
In August, they added even more taxes, making it very expensive for Indian seafood.
This made Indian seafood more expensive in the US, and sales dropped a lot.
But India found new buyers in places like the EU, China, Vietnam, and Russia, so overall, they sold more seafood than before.
Experts think India will keep selling a lot to the US in 2026 and might even sell more to Europe and the UK.
The US imposed a 5.77% Countervailing Duty (CVD) and a 2.49% Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) on Indian seafood in 2025.
A proposed 26% retaliatory tariff was later changed to a uniform 10.5% duty on all imports, followed by a 25% basic and 25% penal tariff in August.
Seafood exports to the US fell by $62 million (4.2%) from April to October 2025, with a sharper decline of $174.57 million (33.34%) from August to October.
Exports to the EU and China increased by 39% and 19.6% respectively, with significant rises to smaller markets like Vietnam (109%) and Russia (52%).
Overall seafood exports rose by 16% from April to October 2025, with a positive outlook for 2026, expecting to sustain above 40% market share in the US.
- Who
- India's seafood exporters and the US Department of Commerce
- What
- Imposition of tariffs and duties on Indian seafood exports to the US
- When
- Throughout 2025, with specific tariffs imposed in August 2025
- Where
- United States, with impacts on global markets
- Why
- To address perceived unfair trade practices and competitiveness
- Countervailing Duty (CVD)
- 5.77%
- Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD)
- 2.49%
- First Retaliatory Tariff
- 26%
- Uniform Duty
- 10.5%
- Second Round Tariffs
- 25% basic + 25% penal
- US Export Fall (April-October 2025)
- $62 million (4.2%)
- US Export Fall (August-October 2025)
- $174.57 million (33.34%)
- EU Export Rise (April-October 2025)
- 39%
- China Export Rise (April-October 2025)
- 19.6%
- Vietnam Export Rise (April-October 2025)
- 109%
- Russia Export Rise (April-October 2025)
- 52%
- Overall Export Rise (April-October 2025)
- 16%
- Expected US Export Share in 2026
- Above 40%
