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U.S. USTR chief: "Some countries to face tariffs of 15% or more"

JOON HYOUNG LEE

Summary

USTR chief Jamieson Greer said the U.S. could impose tariffs of 15% or more on some countries.
Greer said there is no intention to raise tariffs on Chinese products above current levels.
After President Trump introduced a new 10% global tariff and said he would raise the rate to 15%, the stated scope was revised from "Worldwide" to "some countries," the report said.

The United States will impose tariffs of 15% or more on some countries. The countries subject to tariffs of 15% or higher were not disclosed.

According to Reuters on the 25th (local time), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer said in an interview with Fox Business that day, "We are currently imposing a 10% tariff," adding, "For some countries, it will rise to 15%, and for other countries it could be higher." Greer added, "This will likely be similar to the types of tariffs we've seen so far."

He also mentioned tariffs on China, which U.S. President Donald Trump is set to visit. Greer said, "We do not intend to raise tariffs on Chinese products above current levels." President Trump plans to visit China in late next month to early April this year.

Earlier, on the 20th, President Trump newly imposed a 10% global tariff after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the reciprocal tariffs illegal. The new tariff proclamation signed by President Trump took effect on the 24th, U.S. Eastern Time.

However, just one day after signing the proclamation, on the 21st, President Trump said he would raise the 10% tariff rate to 15%. At the time, President Trump specified the 15% tariff would apply "Worldwide." In the interview that day, Greer effectively corrected that the scope of tariffs of 15% or more would be "some countries."

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