India, Russia, U.S.: U.S. 25% tariff on India for Russian oil purchases

On August 6, 2025, the U.S. President signed an Executive Order addressing threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation, imposing an additional 25% tariff on all goods imported from India, citing its purchase of oil from Russia and thus financing the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The tariffs took effect 21 days after the Order was signed, on August 27, 2025. From that time on, goods imported into the U.S. from India are subject to an additional duty at an ad valorem rate (a rate set as a percentage of the customs value of the taxable goods) of 25%.

As of August 7, 2025, Russian supplies accounted for about 37% of the Indian market demand. According to Kpler, state-owned oil companies in India