New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- In line with India's approach in previous trade agreements, agricultural market access for the United States has been structured based on product sensitivity, the Government of India said in a statement on Monday.

Under the India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement, the offer is categorized into immediate duty elimination, phased elimination (up to 10 years), tariff reduction, margin of preference and tariff rate quota mechanisms, the Central government said.

Highly sensitive agricultural sectors remain fully protected under a "carefully crafted exemption category".

These broadly include meat, poultry and dairy products; GM food products; soyameal; maize; cereals; millets such as jawar, bajra, ragi, kodo and amaranth; fru...