India hopes the planned withdrawal by the United States of a preferential trade treatment to India would not lead to trade hurdles, a government source said on Tuesday, adding that the "actual benefit" to India was only $250 million a year.

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"GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) is more symbolic of the strategic relationship not in value terms," the source said, declining to be named ahead of a press briefing by the trade ministry.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he intended to end India’s preferential trade treatment under a program that allows $5.6 billion worth of Indian exports to enter the United States dutyfree.