Buoyed by lower import duties, Chilean fruit exporters eyeing Indian market

India has announced higher tariffs on US apples, while kiwis and avocados from Chile enjoy lower tariffs under trade pact

A burgeoning demand for high-quality foreign fruits in India, coupled with lower import duties allowed under a bilateral trade deal, means that fruit exporters from Chile are aggressively eyeing the Indian market.  

This is playing out the most in the apple segment, on which New Delhi has announced higher tariffs when imported from the United States. With the US being India's largest source of the red fruit, at least a few major fruit importers have made contact, seeking import prices for apples and other fruits, a trader based in Santiago, Chile, said. 

"Since domestic supply cannot keep up with