India, Oct. 15 -- India's trade deficit in September widened the most in eleven months as 50% US tariffs took effect in the world's fourth largest economy.

The gap between exports and imports stood at $32.15 billion in September 2025, as against $26.49 billion in the previous month, data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry showed on Wednesday. That compares with a $27.5 billion gap projected by economists in a Bloomberg survey.

Exports rose 6.7% in September to $36.38 billion from a year earlier, while imports climbed 16.7% to $68.53 billion.

The US imposed 50% tariff on Indian goods from 27 August 2025 to penalise New Delhi for its trade barriers and Russian oil imports. Indian exporters had front-loaded shipments to the...