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Trump Signs Order Rolling Out Tiered Reciprocal Tariffs Starting August 7

The order gives trading partners until August 7 to negotiate lower duties or face levies calibrated to their trade deficits.

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President Donald Trump arrives to sign the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into law in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
President Donald Trump speaks at an event to promote his proposal to improve Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington.

Overview

  • The executive order sets a 10 percent baseline tariff on all imports and applies steeper rates for countries without agreements.
  • Deal-making partners secure reduced duties, with the United Kingdom at 10 percent, Japan and South Korea at 15 percent, and Indonesia and Thailand at 19 percent.
  • Non-compliant nations confront punitive levies such as Canada at 35 percent, Brazil at 50 percent, India at 25 percent, and Syria at 41 percent.
  • Trading partners have a final week to clinch concessions before the August 7 implementation date, while China faces its own August 12 deadline.
  • Analysts warn the sharp levies could drive up consumer prices, disrupt supply chains and prompt legal challenges over emergency economic powers.