President Trump Issues EO to Add 25% Tariff on Indian Product Imports Aug. 27

President Trump released an Executive Order (EO) this morning, Aug. 6, imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian product imports into the U.S., effective 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 27. The purpose of the tariff, according to the White House, is in response to India’s continued import of Russian oil. The Trump administration issued this EO in response to Russia’s continued military incursion in the Ukraine. 

This additional tariff rate, which is on top of the 25% reciprocal tariff set to take effect on Indian product imports at 12:01 a.m. ET on Aug. 7, will apply, except for goods 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the U.S. before 12:01 a.m. ET 21 days after the date of this order, Aug. 6; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 12:01 a.m. ET on Sept. 17, 2025, according to the EO. 

The EO also states: 

Sec. 3. Scope of Duties and Stacking.  

(a) The ad valorem duty imposed in section 2 of this order shall be 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, in which case the ad valorem duty imposed in this order shall not apply. 

(b) The ad valorem duty imposed in section 2 of this order shall not apply to articles that are excepted by 50 U.S.C. 1702(b). 

(c) The ad valorem duty imposed in section 2 of this order shall not apply to articles that are set forth in Annex II to Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025 (Regulating Imports With a Reciprocal Tariff To Rectify Trade Practices That Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits), as amended. 

(d) The ad valorem duty imposed in Executive Order 14257 of April 2, 2025, as amended, shall apply in addition to the ad valorem duty imposed in section 2 of this order, when applicable pursuant to the terms of Executive Order 14257. 

(e) Except for those articles that are eligible for admission under “domestic status” as defined in 19 CFR 146.43, articles that are subject to the duty imposed in section 2 of this order and are admitted into a foreign trade zone on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time 21 days after the date of this order must be admitted as “privileged foreign status” as defined in 19 CFR 146.41.

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