The days of the United States getting ripped on in trade are over. President Trump has announced a new set of tariffs that will impact seven countries. They are the following: South Korea Japan Malaysia Laos Kazakhstan South Africa Myanmar NBC News provided details on how much the tariffs will be: At least seven countries’ imports are set to face steep blanket tariffs starting Aug. 1, President Donald Trump revealed Monday. The president, in a series of social media posts, shared screenshots of form letters dictating new tariff rates to the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Laos and Myanmar. Goods imported to the U.S. from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Kazakhstan are now set to face 25% tariffs, according to the letters Trump posted. South African goods will be subject to a 30% U.S. tariff, and imports from Laos and Myanmar will face a 40% duty, Trump’s posts on Truth Social showed. The letters Trump signed add that the U.S. will “perhaps” consider adjusting the new tariff levels, “depending on our relationship with your Country.” The letters are the first to be sent before Wednesday, the day his so-called reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries were scheduled to snap back to the higher levels he had announced in early April. Take a look: US Prez Trump announces MORE tariffs — hitting half dozen more countries SERBIA — 35% Bosnia — 30% Bangladesh — 35% Indonesia — 32% Thailand — 36% Cambodia — 36% https://t.co/2m12BeIvLR pic.twitter.com/aJv810uN7T — RT (@RT_com) July 7, 2025 CNN reported that if the countries decide to retaliate with their own tariffs, they would face major consequences: He encouraged country leaders to manufacture goods in the United States to avoid tariffs. This comes ahead of his initial 12:01 a.m. ET July 9 deadline for countries to make deals or face the threat of higher tariffs. That date marks the end of the pause on “reciprocal” tariffs, which briefly went into place in April. Since then, impacted countries have faced a minimum 10% tariff. However, Leavitt said Trump will sign an executive order on Monday pushing that deadline to August, which is “in the best interest of the American people.” She also said Trump’s phone “rings off the hook from world leaders all the time who are begging him to come to a deal.” Yet only three deals have been announced over the past three months. In all 14 letters, Trump threatened to raise tariffs even higher than the specified rates if a country retaliated against the United States with tariffs of their own. Trump said these rates would be “separate from all Sectoral Tariffs,” meaning, for instance, the new tariff won’t be stacked on top of the current auto tariff of 25%, the White House confirmed. That would apply to any future sector-specific tariffs, too, a White House official said. CNBC previously reported that Trump’s tariffs are working. Watch here: BREAKING: CNBC just ADMITTED President Trump’s tariffs have brought in over $121 BILLION for the U.S. Trump was right, their experts were WRONG. Trump has been right about everything. pic.twitter.com/XSH9M777B9 — Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) June 30, 2025