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Trump signs order slapping 25 pc more tariffs on India; total tariffs now 50 pc

New Delhi, Aug 6 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order slapping an extra 25 per cent tariff on India, as “penalty” for the continued import of Russian crude.
“Imposition of Tariffs. (a) I find that the Government of India is currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil. (b) “Accordingly, and as consistent with applicable law, articles of India imported into the customs territory of the United States shall be subject to an additional ad valorem rate of duty of 25 percent,” the order reads.
His latest order takes the total tariffs slapped on import of Indian goods into the United States to 50 per cent. It is 20 per cent more than the tariff on China and 21 per cent more than on Pakistan.
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