{"id":15940,"date":"2025-08-06T15:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=15940"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T15:04:10","slug":"us-lifts-indian-import-tariff-to-50-with-new-25-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=15940","title":{"rendered":"US lifts Indian import tariff to 50% with new 25% hike"},"content":{"rendered":"
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods imported from India, doubling the total tariff to 50%, the White House said.<\/p>\n

The move comes in response to India\u2019s continued direct and indirect imports of oil from the Russian Federation, which the administration said undermines US foreign policy and economic interests.<\/p>\n

According to the order, all articles imported into the United States from India will now be subject to an additional ad valorem duty of 25 percent.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President has determined it is necessary and appropriate to impose an additional ad valorem rate of duty on imports of articles from India,\u201d the White House said in a statement, adding that the action was in response to India\u2019s continued engagement with Russian energy exports despite geopolitical concerns.<\/p>\n

The executive order states that India\u2019s trade practices related to Russian oil undermine US foreign policy objectives and warrant corrective economic measures.<\/p>\n

The order also threatens potential penalties on other countries deemed to be “directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil.”<\/p>\n

The tariff is set to take effect in three weeks and would be added on top of a separate 25 percent tariff entering into force on Thursday. It maintains exemptions for items targeted by separate sector-specific duties such as steel and aluminum, and categories that could be hit like pharmaceuticals.<\/p>\n

Trump has been ramping up pressure on India after signaling fresh sanctions on Moscow if it did not make progress by Friday towards a peace deal with Kyiv, as Russia’s devastating invasion of its pro-western neighbor drags on.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the President Trump threatened to “substantially” raise US tariffs on Indian goods over the country’s continued purchases of Russian oil \u2014 a key source of funding for Moscow\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

In a post to his Truth Social platform, the president said that India was “buying massive amounts of Russian Oil” and selling it for “big profits.”<\/p>\n

“They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine,” Trump added. “Because of this, I will be substantially raising the tariff paid by India to the USA.”<\/p>\n

Hours after mentioning a possible tariff hike on India, Trump said again on Tuesday that he would increase the tariff charged on imports from India from the current rate of 25% “very substantially” within the next 24 hours, citing New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil.<\/p>\n

“They’re fueling the war machine, and if they’re going to do that, then I’m not going to be happy,” Trump told CNBC in an interview.<\/p>\n

India’s national security adviser was in Moscow on Wednesday, media in New Delhi reported, coinciding with a visit by US envoy Steve Witkoff.<\/p>\n

India’s foreign ministry earlier said US pressure to stop it buying Russian oil was “unjustified and unreasonable” and that it would protect its interests.<\/p>\n

Moscow is anticipating talks this week with the US leader’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, and the Kremlin has criticized Trump’s threat of raising tariffs on Indian goods.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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