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Trump Signs Order Imposing Global Tariffs of 10–41% Starting August 7

Exemptions for Mexico and China have spurred market jitters, intensifying pressure on trading partners to return to the table.

Washington (United States), 01/08/2025.- US President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 31 July 2025. The order will formally reestablish the Presidential Fitness Test, creating school-based programs that reward excellence in physical education. EFE/EPA/ERIC LEE / POOL
A vendor hangs clothes at a stall at a night market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A person shops on Thanksgiving at a Gap store in Times Square, ahead of Black Friday, in New York City, U.S., November 28, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Manifestantes protestan contra el arancel del 50% impuesto por Estados Unidos a los productos brasileños frente al consulado estadounidense en San Pablo, el viernes 1 de agosto de 2025.

Overview

  • Minimum duties of 10% will apply to all imports, with 15% levies for countries holding trade surpluses and up to 41% on specified goods.
  • Brazil faces a punitive 50% tariff linked to the legal proceedings against former President Jair Bolsonaro, while Syria, Laos and Myanmar face duties as high as 41%.
  • Canada’s rate increases to 35% over fentanyl-control disputes, and Mexico has secured a 90-day reprieve before new tariffs take effect.
  • The tariff truce with China has been extended to August 12 pending separate negotiations ahead of duties on August 7.
  • Last-minute deals with the EU, U.K., Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines capped or delayed their tariffs, but global markets fell and legal challenges to the order are pending.