Even after the court’s decision, Trump was adamant, now he has increased the tariff from 10% to 15%, what will be the impact on India?

Trump Increases Tariff: President of America donald trump announced on Saturday that they will increase the proposed global tariff from 10 percent to 15 percent. He has taken this decision after the 10 percent tariff announcement made a day earlier. In such a situation, allegations are being made that Trump is acting arbitrarily.

Trump said in a social media post that he has taken this decision on the basis of a complete, detailed and deep review of the US Supreme Court decision, which he described as ‘anti-American’ and ‘poorly written’. The Supreme Court had recently said that the President does not have the right to impose tariffs under emergency powers.

How is Trump doing what he wants?

On Friday, just hours after the Supreme Court’s decision, Trump signed an executive order, through which he bypassed Congress and paved the way for imposing a 10 percent tariff on imports from around the world. However, this tariff can remain in effect only for 150 days, unless it is extended through legislation.

What decision did the court give?

This new step by Trump further increases the already existing uncertainty. The Supreme Court, while giving its verdict by a majority of 6-3 on Friday, had said that under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) of 1977, the President has not been given the right to impose tariffs. The court had also declared the reciprocal tariffs imposed by Trump as unconstitutional.

After the decision, Trump expressed his displeasure and said that he was completely embarrassed by the judges who gave the decision against him. He had called him not loyal to the Constitution and even a lapdog. Along with this, he also openly praised the three judges who dissented in the decision.

What did Trump say about judges?

Trump wrote on Truth Social, “My new heroes are Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and of course Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. There is no doubt that they want to ‘Make America Great Again.’

What will be the impact of Trump’s tariffs on India?

Talking about the possible impact on India, last year America had imposed 25 percent reciprocal tariff on India. Later an additional fee of 25 percent was added to it. It was believed that Trump was angry that India was taking oil from Russia. The White House said Russian oil purchases were ‘fueling the Ukraine war’. After this the total effective rate had reached 50 percent.

How much was India’s tax reduced in February?

After agreeing on a framework for an interim trade agreement between the two countries in February 2026, Trump reduced the “reciprocal” tariff imposed on India to 18 percent.

How much will the tariff increase for India?

If the Supreme Court’s decision were fully implemented, tariff rates could return to pre-Trump levels, around 3.5 percent. But now that Trump is talking about imposing a global tariff of 15 percent, the effective tariff rate for India will be around 18.5 percent. This is a slight difference from the recently fixed level of 18 percent.

White House officials also made it clear that for countries with which America has trade agreements, including India, the tariff will temporarily remain at 10 percent until the new rates are implemented.