The US tariff rate for some countries will go up to 15% or higher from the newly imposed 10%, Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, said on Wednesday, without naming any specific trading partners or other details.
“Right now, we have the 10% tariff. It’ll go up to 15 [%] for some and then it may go higher for others, and I think it will be in line with the types of tariffs we’ve been seeing,” Greer said in an interview on Fox Business Network’s Mornings with Maria program.
The US president suffered a defeat at the hands of the US supreme court last week which struck down his sweeping “liberation day” tariffs imposed last year. But in response Donald Trump announced a 10% global tariff.
According to a notice from the US customs agency: “an additional 10% ad valorem duty on imported articles of every country” has been imposed for a period of 150 days from Tuesday, unless specifically exempt.
Trump has also previously threatened to raise the level to 15% via social media posts.
Separately, FedEx sued the US government on Monday, seeking a refund for the tariffs after the supreme court decision.
Reuters contributed to this report
