President Donald Trump announced his wide-ranging slate of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, causing varied responses from U.S. trade partners.
Trump unveiled the wide array of tariffs at a White House event, implementing a baseline 10% tariff but also higher rates for various other countries that have similar levies on U.S. products. The president said the 10% rate will go into effect on April 5 at 12:01 a.m. while the higher rates will go into effect on April 9 at 12:01 a.m.
Here is how some of the countries and the European Union have said they will respond to the looming tariffs.
European Union
The European Union was slapped with 20% tariffs by the Trump administration, and officials have vowed to retaliate with their own tariffs. EU leaders have also expressed a…
