The American president said on Friday to have signed letters addressed to the United States trading partners concerning the application of punitive customs duties by Washington, of which “probably twelve” will be sent on Monday.
“I signed letters and they will be sent on Monday, probably twelve,” said the president to the press during an Air Force One exchange.
“It’s easier to send a saying letter: +listen, we know that we have a certain deficit, or in some cases a surplus, but not much. And here is what you have to pay for business in the United States” +”, he explained.
“We did that with the United Kingdom and it was very good for both parties. With China, we did that, and I think it’s very good for both parties,” added the president.
The countdown is launched
The tenant of the White House had previously set the deadline for July 9 for the conclusion of an agreement between Washington and its partners, under penalty of seeing customs taxes from their exports to the United States increasing.
These customs duties could vary from country to country, from China to the European Union, from a range of 10% to 20% to a much higher range from 60% to 70%, according to Donald Trump. According to him, the countries in question will start paying on August 1.
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