India Waives Import Tax on Petrochemicals as War Roils Supply Chains
India on Thursday temporarily abolished the import tax on 40 key petrochemicals to provide relief to a range of industries as domestic petrochemical output is now diverted to the production of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), the primary cooking fuel in the country. India’s Ministry of Finance said today it is providing full customs duty exemption on critical petrochemical products until June 30, 2026, in light of the war in the Middle East that has upended global oil and petrochemical supply chains. “This measure has been taken as a…