section_path: Multinational tariffs/Additional proposals/Secondary tariffs
section_name: Secondary tariffs
paragraph_text: Secondary tariffs
  
  "Secondary tariffs" are a new trade policy introduced by the second Trump administration that resembles secondary sanctions. Unlike primary tariffs, which directly target a specific country, secondary tariffs penalize the third-party countries or entities that trade with the targeted nation. On March 24, following actions such as the March 2025 Venezuelan deportations, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on nations that purchase oil from Venezuela at the Secretary of State's discretion. He subsequently threatened secondary tariffs on countries buying Russian oil, unless Russia agreed to a peace treaty with Ukraine, and on countries that trade with Iran. In June 2025, a majority of U.S. senators supported secondary sanctions against Russia that would impose 500% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil, natural gas, uranium and other exports. China and India are the major consumers of Russian energy.