Trump publicizes 30% tariffs on EU items from August 1 – DW – 07/12/2025 | EUROtoday

The US is about to impose a 30% tariff on all items from the European Union from August 1, 2025.

US President Donald Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, with the EU having readied itself to see what the tariff fee can be.

The 27-member bloc had failed to achieve an settlement with the US to strike a complete commerce deal, together with zero-for-zero tariffs on industrial items.

Trump additionally posted one other letter to his platform, declaring a 30% tariff fee on items from Mexico starting August 1 as properly.

What else do we all know?

Trump has spent the week sending letters to buying and selling companions, asserting new charges for a lot of nations like Japan, South Korea, Canada and Brazil.

With each letter, Trump invited buying and selling companions to barter additional, writing in his letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that top tariff charges can be dropped if “the European Union, or countries within the EU, decide to build or manufacture within the United States.”

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Edited by: Alex Berry