U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued instructions that, effective August 27, 2025, imports from India will be subject to an additional tariff of 25%.

This tariff was ordered by President Trump as the result of India’s imports of crude oil, petroleum, and petroleum fuels, oils, and products of their distillation from Russia.

The principal features of this “Russian oil tariff” on India are:

 An additional tariff of 25% will be imposed on imports from India, effective on August 27, 2025.

 This “Russian oil tariff” of 25% will be in addition to the reciprocal tariff rate of 25% on India – making a total tariff rate of 50%.

 The “Russian oil tariff” will be treated in the same way as reciprocal tariffs:

• • Imports from India which are subject to Section 232 tariffs are exempt from the “Russian oil tariff”.
  • Imports from India which are listed in Annex II of the Executive Order on Reciprocal Tariffs are also exempt from the “Russian oil tariff”.

In addition, imports from India 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mode of transit prior to entry into the United States before August 27, 2025 and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before September 17, 2025, are exempt from the “Russian oil tariff”.

A copy of CBP’s instructions, which will be published in the Federal Register on August 27, 2025, are HERE.