Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on August 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 22, 2026
Trump may impose new tariffs on China over Russian oil, similar to India's recent duties, aiming to pressure Russia over Ukraine.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he could announce further tariffs on China similar to the 25% duties announced earlier on India over its purchases of Russian oil, depending on what happens.
"Could happen," Trump told reporters, after saying he expected to announce more secondary sanctions aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war in Ukraine.
He gave no further details.
"It may happen ... I can't tell you yet," Trump said. "We did it with India. We're doing it probably with a couple of others. One of them could be China."
Trump on Wednesday imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, on top of a 25% tariff announced previously, citing its continued purchases of Russian oil.
The White House order did not mention China, which is another big purchaser of Russian oil. Last week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned China that it could also face new tariffs if it continued buying Russian oil.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Editing by Leslie Adler and Daniel Wallis)
Trump mentioned that he could announce further tariffs on China similar to the duties imposed on India for its purchases of Russian oil.
Trump imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, on top of a previously announced 25% tariff, due to India's continued purchases of Russian oil.
No, the White House order did not mention China, despite it being a significant purchaser of Russian oil.
Scott Bessent warned China that it could face new tariffs if it continued its purchases of Russian oil.
The potential tariffs aim to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine and to respond to countries purchasing Russian oil.
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