The US publishes a notification.

The US publishes a notification imposing an additional 25% tariff on India from August 27.

The US publishes a notification.

The United States has formally released a public notice imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on imports from India, with the new charges slated 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.

The order authorised US agencies to respond to “threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation”, with India being targeted for increased duties as part of that policy.

The tariffs will apply to a broad variety of Indian products indicated in the annexe to the notification. The tariffs will apply to any goods that arrive for use or are taken out of warehouses after the deadline.

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US President Donald Trump also signalled that he could impose additional tariffs on countries trading with Russia or impose additional sanctions on Moscow if a deal fails to materialise.

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In August this year, Trump levied an extra 25 per cent duty, boosting the overall levy to 50 per cent on goods coming from India, as a penalty for New Delhi’s continuous purchase of Russian oil.

Indian authorities have denounced the so-called secondary tariffs as “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable”, while expressing hope that progress in peace talks could reduce the need for the extra taxes.

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.

India called the US decision to raise overall tariffs to 50% “extremely unfortunate” and reaffirmed that it will take all necessary steps to protect its national interest.

On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that his government will find a solution despite Washington’s economic pressure.

“We will continue to build up our strength to withstand any pressure that may be applied. At a public speech in Ahmedabad, PM Modi stated, “Today, Gujarat is providing a lot of energy to the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, and this is the result of two decades of hard effort.