President Trump's tariff more 25%tarrif on India so before 1st august imposed 25%tariff and now 25%more tariff on India The two sets of tariffs are ostensibly about different issues: the 7 August tariff was imposed after the countries were unable to secure a trade deal ahead of a 1 August deadline, while the more recent one is a secondary tariff related to US pressure on Russia to secure an end to the war in Ukraine.