Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal Rallies Exporters to Tackle Impact of US Tariffs

Union Commerce & Trade Minister Piyush Goyal stated in a sequence of social media posts that he held conferences with the textiles, metal producers in Mumbai and people from the engineering items sector to debate methods for exports.

In a put up on X, Goyal stated, “Held a fascinating and forward-looking interplay with the champions of India’s agriculture, food-processing and seafood sectors — the true architects of our meals and dietary safety. We mentioned a variety of methods to scale value-added exports, from ready-to-eat agri merchandise to processed seafood, guaranteeing that India strikes up the worldwide worth chain.”

Goyal is assembly exporters from numerous sectors over three days to speak in regards to the implications of the 25 per cent tariffs imposed by the US on Indian items.

Goyal stated that he had an insightful interplay in Mumbai with main business captains from the textiles sector. “Mentioned daring concepts to boost international competitiveness, sustainability, innovation & worth chain integration.”

“Collectively, we’re weaving India’s rise as a worldwide textiles powerhouse,” he stated.

The minister additionally engaged with leaders of the engineering items sector and held productive dialogues with main metal producers in Mumbai.

“Targeted on concepts like superior tech adoption, decreasing logistics prices, rising iron ore manufacturing, and increasing India’s position in international worth chains by making our MSMEs extra aggressive,” he stated on his X deal with.

He added, “Trying ahead to a collaborative roadmap forward to forge a resilient & future-ready metal business.”

Revealed on August 2, 2025