US-China trade war: Indian seafood exporters may gain from Trump's tariffs

In 2017, the US imported roughly $2.7 bn worth of Chinese seafood

With the United States (US) government imposing an additional 10 per cent tariff on massive amounts of Chinese imports, including imports of aquacultured seafood products, the levy is likely to bring up more opportunities for Indian seafood exporters.  

Exporters said that the imposition of additional levy will lead to increased demand from India due to better prices.

"The new levy will discourage exports of Chinese seafood to the US. India being the largest exporter of seafood to the US, it will open up more scope for supply of the perishable items and with good prices," said exporters.

The new tariffs, effective from