India-Peru Trade Agreement Stakeholder consultation on Trade in Goods

Dear Members,          

The Council has received communication from Under Secretary, FT-LAC, DOC  that  a trade agreement covering trade in goods, services and investment with Peru is being negotiated.

The first round of negotiations was held on 8-11 August, 2017 in New Delhi. Both sides decided to exchange Wish List before the 2nd round of negotiations.

In  this regard, the Department of Commerce  has provided a  tentative Wish List containing 4970 tariff lines at 8-digit code for comments/ view for addition/ delegation of further items so as to finalize the India’s Wish List.    

The tentative wish list of 4970 items having matching table of the Indian and Peruvian tariff lines is attached/ available for download using link given below.

In order to finalize our Wish List and also to discuss the concessions to be offered to Peru in the sectors of chemicals (Ch. 28-38)  and other sectors,  a stakeholder consultation will be held under the Chairmanship of Shri Shyamal Misra, IAS, Joint Secretary, EP-CAP, Department of Commerce  on 27.12.2017 at  Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi.

Members are kindly  requested to send their inputs/ comments to the council  latest by 22nd December, 2017   on email ids- deepak.gupta@chemexcil.gov.in and balani.lic@chemexcil.gov.in.

Your timely replies will enable us submit  our inputs to  FT-LAC, DoC for consideration.

Thanking You,

Yours faithfully,

( S.G. BHARADI )
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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