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Donald Trump announces 25 pc tariffs with penalty on India from Aug 1

July 30, 2025

Washington, July 30

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that the US will impose a 25 per cent tariffs, with penalty, on Indian imports starting August 1.

The announcement was made on Truth Social, his own social media platform. Trump said the decision also comes with a penalty on India for buying military equipment and energy from Russia.

He claimed that India’s tariffs are among the highest in the world and that the country also has "the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary trade barriers" compared to any other nation.

"Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their tariffs are far too high," Trump said.

He said India has always bought the majority of its military supplies from Russia and is one of the largest buyers of Russian energy, along with China.

"At a time when everyone wants Russia to stop the killing in Ukraine, these things are not good," Trump added.

India last signed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal hailed the India-UK free FTA called it as a 'game-changing' deal that provides immense opportunities and benefits to farmers, businessmen, MSME sectors, young professionals and fishermen.

 

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