The latest international trade developments show that the President of the United States began sending official notifications to countries around the world on July 4, detailing the new tariff rates that will apply to their goods when they enter the U.S. market.
U.S. executives acknowledged the complexity of the negotiating effort with more than 170 countries and indicated that these notifications would be sent in batches of about 10 countries each, with a listed tariff rate range of 20%-30%.
The head of the U.S. Treasury Department noted that about 100 countries will face benchmark reciprocal tariffs of 10% and expects to announce a series of new trade agreements before the expiration of the July 9 tariff grace period. It is reported that when the U.S. announced its reciprocal tariff policy in April, a total of 123 countries and territories were subject to the benchmark 10% reciprocal tariff rates.
The U.S. has made it clear on several occasions that it will unilaterally set new tariff rates if the countries concerned are unable to reach a trade agreement with the U.S. by the July 9 deadline. The policy was initially announced on April 2 and then suspended for 90 days to give countries time to consult, during which time the temporary tariff rate of 10% was maintained.
On Wednesday, the U.S. announced a trade agreement with Vietnam that would impose 201 TP3T tariffs on Vietnamese exports to the U.S., but up to 401 TP3T tariffs on goods determined to be transshipped to the U.S. through Vietnam.
Currently, the United States has only formally finalized trade agreements with the United Kingdom and Vietnam, while reaching a framework agreement with China to ease the tariff dispute between the two economies. Numerous major trading partners, such as Japan, South Korea and the European Union, are still in active negotiations with the United States.
Notably, the U.S. side has made it clear that it will not consider extending the July 9 deadline. The head of the U.S. Treasury Department also recently confirmed that the final decision on whether to extend the negotiation deadline lies in the hands of the President. This latest attitude has significantly raised global trade tensions and added urgency to the need for various trading partners to reach an agreement with the U.S. government.
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