Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already said that his government will find a way out “no matter how much pressure comes”, assuring farmers, small shopkeepers, and entrepreneurs that their interests would be protected despite rising trade tensions with the US.
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a draft notice on the implementation of additional duties on products imported from India. According to the notice, the additional tariffs are being imposed to give effect to the President’s Executive Order 14329 of August 6, 2025, titled “Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation,” as per reports.
The Prime Minister’s Office has convened a high-level meeting today to review relief measures for Indian exporters facing higher tariffs in the United States, according to those familiar with the matter.
Earlier this month, US President Donal Trump unveiled plans to double tariffs on Indian goods from 25 percent to 50 percent over New Delhi’s continued purchase of Russian oil, setting an August 27 deadline.
Published Monday, the draft notice confirms the administration will proceed with the higher levies. Scheduled to be published on August 27, 2025, the new duties will come into effect on August 27, 2025. From 12:01 am eastern daylight time on that day, the higher tariffs will apply to all products of India that are either entered for consumption in the United States or withdrawn from warehouses for consumption, it says
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already said that his government will find a way out “no matter how much pressure comes”, assuring farmers, small shopkeepers, and entrepreneurs that their interests would be protected despite rising trade tensions with the US. “We will keep increasing our strength to withstand it. Today, the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan is getting a lot of energy from Gujarat and behind this are two decades of hard work,” he said in Ahmedabad on Monday
Global politics was increasingly being shaped by economic interests but India’s rural economy would remain safeguarded, he added.
“Today in the world, everyone is busy doing politics based on economic interests. From this land of Ahmedabad, I will tell my small entrepreneurs, my small shopkeeper brothers and sisters, my farmer brothers and sisters, my animal husbandry brothers and sisters and I am saying this on the land of Gandhi – be it the small entrepreneurs, farmers, or animal keepers of my country, I promise you again and again, your interests are paramount for Modi,” he said.
The Commerce and Industry Ministry is consulting exporters and export promotion councils to gauge the impact of the existing 25 percent levy, say officials
Officials said shielding farmers and export-oriented units and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remains central to the government’s approach, given their vulnerability to external shocks. The PMO meeting is expected to firm up the contours of India’s response as exporters brace for the hike.
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