US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a decree to impose an additional 25 % tariff on Indian goods on continuous purchasing Russian oil from New Delhi.
The White House statement stated that the purchase is an important source of income for Moscow’s war on Ukraine.
The decree states that India imports Russian oil directly or indirectly, so it should be applied additional tariffs.
These revenue will be implemented in three weeks and will be above or in addition to 25 % tariffs imposed on 31 July.
These will maintain immunity for objects leading to specific duty items and drugs such as steel and aluminum from taxes to pharmaceutical categories.
On the platform of social networking, US President Donald Trump wrote on the platform form of social networking, “Remember, while India is our friend, we have done relatively less business with him because his tariffs are very high, which are the most in the world and they have the most serious and unpleasant non -perishable deals in any country.”
‘Also, they have always bought a large part of their military equipment from Russia and Russia is the largest buyer of energy with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to stop the massacre in Ukraine, not everything is good!
This section includes relevant reference points (related nodes fields)
India will pay 25 %tariffs, as well as a fine from above which will start from 1 August. ,
India accused the United States of targeting a ‘unfair and irrational’ manner two days ago when US President Donald Trump announced to increase the taxes of New Delhi on the purchase of Russian oil.
The US President said on Monday that India was earning huge profits by purchasing Russian crude oil at concessional rates, ignoring the ongoing war in Ukraine.
He wrote on his personal social media platform ‘Truth Social’: ‘India is not only buying Russian oil on a large scale, but is also selling a large part of it on huge benefits in open markets around the world. They do not care how many people are killing the Russian war machine in Ukraine. This is why I will increase India’s taxes paid to the United States. ,
New Delhi replied that it would ‘take all necessary steps to ensure their national interests and economic security’.
Earlier, two Indians in the Government of India told Reuters that India would continue to buy Russian oil despite Trump’s hazards.
According to official data, India, which is the third largest oil importer and consumer in the world, meets 35 % of its gross crude oil needs with Russian oil.
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, when Europe stopped buying traditional oil, India became the largest buyer of Russian oil. According to New Delhi officials, it was ‘compulsory situation under the global market situation’.
Overall, India imported an average of 48 million 80 thousand barrels of oil per day in the financial year by March 2025, which was five percent higher than the previous year. Russian oil imports increased by 7.3 %to 17 million 60 thousand barrels per day, which led to its stake to 36 %, while OPEC countries increased to 48.5 %.
In March 2025, India’s fourth largest oil supply country was also after the United States Russia, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.