Many cooking spices are imported from India, and the 50 percent tariffs on the country’s imports could drive costs higher.

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI, Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods, citing New Delhi's continued imports of Russian oil in a move that sharply escalated tensions between the two nations after trade talks reached a deadlock.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose higher tariffs on India very soon because the country does business with Russia. "We settled on 25% but I think I'm going to raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours,