India, April 11 -- The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) on Friday announced the launch of a dedicated 'Global Tariff and Trade Helpdesk' to assist exporters and other stakeholders to navigate trade issues because of the US' reciprocal tariffs and help them to grab emerging opportunities.

The commerce department and DGFT are tracking developments in global trade, particularly in relation to tariff changes, import surges, and export-related challenges. Given the evolving trade landscape and the introduction of various tariff and counter-tariff measures, there may be both new export opportunities and heightened import pressures from specific countries or product sectors, a commerce ministry statement said.

"Exporters and importe...