Trump Says India Offered to Cut Its Tariffs to ‘Nothing’ (2)

Sept. 2, 2025, 4:26 AM UTC

President Donald Trump said India has offered to cut its tariff rates following the US imposition last week of 50% levies as punishment for its purchases of Russian oil.

“They have now offered to cut their Tariffs to nothing, but it’s getting late. They should have done so years ago,” Trump said in a Truth Social post Monday. It wasn’t clear when the offer was made, or whether the White House plans to reopen trade talks with India.

The new US tariffs doubled the existing 25% duty on Indian exports. The levies hit more than 55% of goods shipped to ...

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