US President Donald Trump has revoked an additional 25% tariff on Indian imports after New Delhi pledged to stop direct and indirect purchases of Russian crude oil, the White House said.
An executive order noted the duty had been imposed in August 2025 under national security authorities because India continued importing Russian oil after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The order said Trump had determined India had taken ‘significant steps’ to address the national emergency the United States declared in 2022 over Russia’s actions.
Those steps, the administration said, include India’s commitment to halt Russian oil imports, to increase purchases of U.S. energy products, and to expand defense cooperation with Washington over the next 10 years. The order added that India has ‘aligned sufficiently with the United States on national security, foreign policy and economic matters’ and that removing the additional duty was ‘necessary and appropriate’ in light of the ongoing national emergency.
The 25% ad valorem duty was applied using U.S. emergency economic powers that permit trade actions in response to national security and foreign policy threats. U.S. officials said the tariff rollback is expected to ease pressure on Indian exports to the United States and signals a shift in Washington’s approach toward New Delhi as both countries pursue deeper strategic and economic ties.
The tariff removal coincides with an interim trade agreement aimed at expanding market access and strengthening supply-chain cooperation between the two countries.
