How much tariff will India pay after US SC ruling, Trump’s 10% global duty? What White House said

2026-02-21

NEW DELHI: India will pay a 10 per cent tariff until another authority is invoked,” the White House said on Friday, after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a 10 per cent tariff on imports from all countries, news agency ANI reported.

This comes after the US Supreme Court delivered a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump, ruling in a 6–3 decision that his global tariffs are illegal.

When asked whether India will have to pay a 10 per cent tariff and whether it would replace previous tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), a White House official said, “Yes, 10% until another authority is invoked.”

The official also advised all trade partners to abide by their trade deals. The new 10% global tariff is part of Trump’s protectionist trade agenda, aimed at addressing balance-of-payments issues and unfair trade practices.

Following the major legal defeat at the US Supreme Court, US President Donald Trump announced a 10 per cent global tariff “effective immediately.”

“Effective immediately, all the national security tariffs under Section 232 and existing Section 301 tariffs remain in place… Today, I will sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122 over and above our normal tariffs already being charged,” Trump said.

Terming SCs ruling as a terrible decision, Trump announced he would sign an executive order for a 10% global tariff under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. This authority allows for a temporary import surcharge (up to 15%) for 150 days to address balance-of-payments deficits.

Effective immediately, all the national security tariffs under Section 232 and existing Section 301 tariffs remain in place... Today, I will sign an order to impose a 10% global tariff under Section 122 over and above our normal tariffs already being charged, he said.

Nothing changes for India: Trump

Earlier on Friday, Trump said that there will be no change in the India-US trade deal.

Trump said, Nothing changes, theyll be paying tariffs, and we will not be paying tariffs. So, the deal with India is they pay tariffs. This is a reversal for what it used to be. I think Prime Minister Modi is a great gentleman, a great man, actually, but he was much smarter than the people that he was against in terms of the United States. He was ripping us off, India. So we made a deal with India, its a fair deal now, and we are not paying tariffs to them and they are paying tariffs. We did a little flip.

Earlier this month, US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that they had agreed on a trade deal. A delegation from India is expected to travel to the US in the next few days to finalise the interim trade deal.