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lating or restricting trade. Programs such as import regulatory taxes, import and export licenses, limits on importing luxury goods, and

import inspection regulations are used to control trade. India Industry and Trade Profile There are approximately 6 companies manufacturing gears

and gear products as their primary product in India. The majority of these companies is Indian owned and operated. Indian

gear manufacturers produce gears primarily to meet domestic needs, for inclusion in variety of products including automobiles, trucks and buses,

industrial machinery, ships, household appliances, material-handling and construction machinery, mining ma- chinery, and machine tools. Leading Indian gear manufacturers are among India' largest 5 companies and In- dia' lead.ng sources of automobiles, trucks, agricultural machinery, and aircraft. The leading pr Aucers include Primer Auto Ltd., Hindustan Motors Ltd., and Mahindra & Mahindra, producing gears for passenger cars; Telco-Tata Engineering, Ashok-Leyland, Bajaj-Tempo, and Standard Motors, producing truck gears; and Hindustan Aeronautics, producing gears for aircraft. 2 The demand for gears and gear products in India is linked directly to circumstances which dominate in India' major industrial sectors. Overall, India' industrial sector grew by 9.5 percent in 1 over 1. 2 Sales by the Indian automobile industry, major consumer of gears, grew by 1 percent in 1 over 1. 2 India' domestic markets have traditionally been closed to outside competition. Through high tariffs, import licens- ing restrictions, and severe constraints on foreign investment, the Indian government suc- cessfully impeded the flow of imports and ensured veritable monopoly for Indian manu- facturers. The average tariff rate for finished goods ranges between 1 and 2 percent. Due to the difficulty of importing gears into the Indian market, major foreign manu- facturers have established production and distribution facilities in Ind