The president said Wednesday that imports from India would be subject to a 25 percent tariff as of Friday, as trade talks between the countries hit a stumbling block.

Trump criticised India’s trade barriers, linking its Russian oil purchases to a potential additional tariff due to the Ukraine war.

The president's trade move comes before his Aug. 1 deadline for higher reciprocal tariffs on goods from nearly 180 countries across the world.

The 25% tariff rate is modestly lower than what he imposed on India on "Liberation Day," when he announced a 26% rate on the key trading partner.

The US president said while India ‘is our friend’, it imposes stiff tariffs on US goods and buys too much Russian oil.

WASHINGTON: The United States will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil, President Donald…

The president said Wednesday that imports from India would be subject to a 25 percent tariff as of Friday, as trade talks between the countries hit a stumbling block.

The fallout from stalled US-India trade talks could severely disrupt the flow of Russian crude to Indian refiners.

It's one of many of Trump's new taxes set to go into effect Friday.

President Trump upended trade negotiations with India by making the purchase of crude oil a sticking point.

President Trump said last week that he would punish India if it did not cut off Russian oil imports, but he did not specify what the penalty might be.