Trade war
Donald Trump shifts his tariffs. These countries still meet hard
The US tariffs announced for Friday are postponed by a week. At the same time, high tariffs for some countries without trade agreements are imposed. An overview.
According to a US government official, the new US tariffs for imports from abroad will only come into force on August 7, not already this Friday. This also applies to the 15 percent duty on imports from the EU. US President Donald Trump had previously signed a decree on the new customs regulations. The postponement should give the authorities more time to implement the new rules.
The White House published one for which certain customs sets will apply. The taxes are between ten and 41 percent, as the White House announced on Friday night. In addition to Great Britain, Switzerland and Japan, many other trading partners are mentioned. Some of them are now dealing with lush US tariffs. Here is a top 15:
| Brazil | 50 percent |
| Syria | 41 percent |
| Laos | 40 percent |
| Myanmar | 40 percent |
| Switzerland | 39 percent |
| Canada | 35 percent |
| Serbia | 35 percent |
| Iraq | 35 percent |
| South Africa | 30 percent |
| Algeria | 30 percent |
| Libya | 30 percent |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 percent |
| India | 25 percent (100 percent threatened) |
| Kazakhstan | 25 percent |
| Vltava | 25 percent |
For states that are not mentioned in Trump’s list, a duty rate of 10 percent is charged in their case, as the White House continued. According to the White House, countries without trade agreements with the USA will still be informed about the future trade conditions. If you hadn’t heard yet, the relevant states would be informed by letter or decree until midnight.
High tariffs for Brazil because of “witch hunt” on Jair Bolsonaro
Trump signed a decree on Wednesday that the already applicable tariffs of ten percent for Brazil increased to 50 percent on August 6th. The reason is the law enforcement of the former Brazilian president and Trump friend Jair Bolsonaro. In 2024 they were around $ 41 billion. Iron products, crude oil and aircraft are among the Brazil in the USA. However, Trump has excluded the sectors aircraft and energy in the tariffs.
The tariffs on goods Canada Increased Trump to 35 percent in response to alleged inactivity and retaliatory measures in the neighboring country. Canada “did not cooperate” in combating the fentanyl smuggling in the USA. In an NBC interview, however, Trump also said that he was open to discussions. Canada and the USA are very close trading partners. The estimated $ 762.1 billion in 2024. Canada primarily exports energy products, vehicles and agricultural products worth over $ 40 billion to the United States.
Which states meet the tariffs the most
Syria: 41 percent
After years of war, a good 24 million people still live in Syria. The country primarily exports animal and herbal fats and oils, fruit and nuts as well as vegetables and plants – in the USA this is now 41 percent more expensive
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The Switzerland In view of the survey of punitive tariffs against the country announced by US President Donald Trump, hopes for a negotiating solution. The government had noticed Trump’s announcement “with great regret”, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Finance of the Keystone-Sda news agency on Friday. The additional custom of 39 percent “clearly” from the draft of a joint declaration of intent.
The country primarily exports medication to the USA, but also watches, machines, coffee capsules, cheese and chocolate. 2024 had a share of 18.6 percent in Switzerland overall – and thus the largest share. This corresponds to around CHF 52.66 billion.
EU, Japan and South Korea agree to 15 percent with the USA
For India In the future, a duty of 25 percent will apply after negotiations on access to the Indian agricultural market stalled. Trump also threatens India with a “punishment” because the country continues to buy cheap russian oil and gas and weapons, regardless of the war of aggression against Ukraine. In the room there is the threat of around 100 percent tariffs that could apply from the end of the next week. Other Russian trading partners such as China and Brazil could also hit these so -called secondary sanctions.
Customs of 15 percent on most EU products including cars: This is the agreement that Trump and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen have achieved. Japan and South Korea have similar agreements as that EU closed to avoid significantly higher tariffs. In addition to the EU, Japan and South Korea, Great Britain, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines have also made agreements with the USA.
China has not yet reached an agreement with the Trump government, but both sides signaled the will on continued negotiations this week.
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