U S President Donald Trump has announced that he is not considering pausing new tariffs, emphasizing his intention to use them as a negotiating tool with other countries. Speaking

Levies are currently set at a blanket 10%, down from rates set as high as 49% on Cambodia and 46% on Vietnam. With the latest exemptions, the effective rate on Vietnamese goods will fall to about 7% as close to a third of its exports to America, largely technology products, are exempt.