India, Sept. 25 -- Two Republican lawmakers introduced last week an anti-dumping bill in Congress specifically seeking to impose steeper duties on shrimps, a move that comes amid New Delhi's renewed trade talks with Washington.

The US, India's single largest market for shrimps, imported marine products worth $2.68 billion in 2024-25, according to official data. Republican senators Bill Cassidy and Cindy Hyde-Smith moved the India Shrimp Tariff Act last week in Congress, aiming to ratchet up duties on Indian shrimps progressively to 40%.

The proposed higher duties are sought to be applied independently of the steep 50% tariffs currently imposed by the US on India, alarming exporters.

The India Shrimp Tariff Act accuses India of dumping ...