| THOMPSON COBURN TRADE ALERT – IMPORTS |
| HEADLINE |
Removal of Secondary 25% Tariffs on India |
| DATE |
February 9, 2026 |
| AGENCY |
Trump Administration; Department of State; Department of Commerce; United States Trade Representative; Department of Homeland Security; Customs and Border Protection (CBP); United States International Trade Commission |
| EFFECTIVE DATES |
February 7, 2026, 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time |
| BACKGROUND |
• Executive Order 14066 of March 8, 2022, prohibited the importation of crude oil or petroleum products originating in the Russian Federation into the United States.
• Executive Order 14326 of July 31, 2025, adjusted the IEEPA tariff on Indian goods from 26% to 25%.
• Executive Order 14329 of August 6, 2025, imposed an additional 25% (totaling 50%) tariff on Indian goods, due to India’s direct and indirect imports of Russian oil. |
| DETAILS |
In an Executive Order on February 6, 2026, the Trump Administration terminated the additional 25% tariff on goods from India, after India “committed to stop directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil,” sufficient to address the national emergency in Executive Order 14066.
The termination of the “secondary” 25% tariff does not impact the 25% IEEPA tariffs on India. However, India and the U.S. have agreed on a framework for an interim agreement, which would reduce the reciprocal tariff rate to 18%, and provide new tariff exemptions for pharmaceuticals, gems and diamonds, and aircraft parts. The interim agreement has not yet been codified or given a prospective effective date.
Possible Future Actions
The Administration has threatened to reimpose the additional 25% tariff on goods of India should India resume directly or indirectly importing Russian oil.
With this action and additional recent actions towards Iran and Cuba, the Trump Administration continues to signal the inclination to use tariffs as a coercive foreign policy tool, with increasing focus on the oil industry and a willingness to target trading partners of countries deemed national security threats. |
| BASIS |
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code |
| HTS/PRODUCTS |
All products of Indian origin. |
| COUNTRY |
India |
| CITE |
White House – Modifying Duties to Address Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation – The White House |
