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On August 6, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) stating that it “is necessary and appropriate to impose an additional ad valorem duty on imports of articles of India, which is directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil.” As a result, beginning on August 27, 2025, an additional tariff of 25% will be applied to U.S. imports from India. This tariff will be added to the existing IEEPA reciprocal tariff of 25% placed on U.S. imports from India, bringing India’s baseline tariff rate to 50% when fully implemented.
These additional tariffs are being implemented under previous EOs pertaining to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Multiple EOs address Russia’s efforts to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and U.S. actions include restrictions on the importation of certain products of Russian origin, including crude oil and petroleum. President Trump found that India has continued to import Russian Federation oil and subsequently resell the oil on the open market for a significant profit. According to a White House Fact Sheet, such actions undermine U.S. efforts to counter Russia’s harmful activities.
This tariff is in addition to any other duties, fees, taxes, exactions, and charges applicable to such imports, unless subject to existing or future actions under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (e.g., automobile, auto parts, steel, aluminum, pharmaceutical and copper imports). This tariff is also in addition to any tariff applicable under Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025 (i.e., the IEEPA reciprocal tariffs), but the additional 25% tariff imposed by this EO does not apply to 8-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) codes set forth in Annex II to the April 2, 2025 EO. See Thompson Hine Update of April 3, 2025.
Savings Clause. Goods of India that (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit prior to entry into the United States before 12:01 a.m. EDT August 27; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 12:01 a.m. EDT on September 17, 2025, will not be subject to this additional 25% tariff.
