This decision is justified by direct or indirect Russian oil imports by New Delhi, which supports the Russian “war machine”, according to the American president.
Donald Trump puts his threats. This Wednesday, August 6, the White House indicated that customs duties weighing on imports of Indian products were going to be considerably strengthened, of «25%» additional. A decision taken due to direct or indirect imports of Russian oil by New Delhi, which thus supports the “war machine” Russian, according to the American president.
Russia’s actions “Continue to represent an unusual and extraordinary threat to national security and foreign policy of the United States”we read in the decree published by the White House on its social networks. To face it, “It is necessary and appropriate to impose an additional ad valorem right on imports of products from India, a country which directly or indirectly imports from the oil of the Russian Federation”.
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Indian products, already under customs duties of 25%, “Will be subject to an additional 25%Ad Valorem customs” “from 21 days after the date of publication of the decree. A blow for New Delhi, which was already one of the heavily sanctioned countries by the Trump administration, alongside Tunisia, Syria, Switzerland, South Africa or Serbia. However, the additional surcharge will not apply to a certain number of products, specifies the document, therefore limiting its effect.
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The day before, Donald Trump had warned that customs taxes, already increased to 25%, were going to increase “Very substantially”in the coming 24 hours, without providing precise figures on the future rate that would be put in place. By buying Russian oil, India “Food the war machine”he had justified himself, “And if they do this, I will not be happy”. And add that the country “Do not care about the number of people who are killed in Ukraine by the Russian war machine ». Words that had aroused New Delhi’s ire: “Target India is unjustified and unreasonable”said the spokesman for the Indian Foreign Ministry, Randir Jaiswal.
