The United States has officially issued a public notice imposing additional 25% tariffs on imports from India, with the new duties set to take effect at 12:01 am (EST) on August 27.
The notice, issued by the Department of Homeland Security through US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said the tariffs implement President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14329, signed August 6.
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The order directed US agencies to respond to “threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation,” with India being targeted for new duties as part of that policy.
The tariffs will apply to a broad range of Indian products listed in the annex to the notice. They will be levied on goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouses for consumption, after the deadline.
US President Donald Trump signalled that he could impose additional tariffs on countries trading with Russia or impose additional sanctions on Moscow if a deal fails to materialise. He warned of “very big consequences” in the coming weeks if no progress is made.
So far, the US has avoided imposing similar measures on other major purchasers of Russian oil, including China.
In August this year, Trump slapped an additional 25 per cent tariff, raising the overall levy to 50 per cent on goods coming from India, as a penalty for New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil.
Indian officials have decried the so-called secondary tariffs as unfair, while expressing hope that progress in peace talks could eliminate the need for the increased duties.
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