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   From: devans@cisco.com   
      
   The Trump administration released a revised list of tariff rates against   
   nearly 70 countries set to take effect next week.   
      
   The announcement follows a four-month negotiating sprint with dozens of   
   US trading partners to lock in one-for-one agreements — some of which   
   are reflected in the new list.   
      
   Among the notable rates which will be charged at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 7 —   
   rather than on the Friday deadline initially announced by the White   
   House — are 15% for Iceland and Israel, 30% for South Africa, 39% for   
   Switzerland and 20% for Taiwan and Vietnam.   
      
   Brazil, the largest economic power in South America, will see its rate   
   balloon to 50% on Aug. 6, President Trump announced Wednesday.   
      
   The president previously threatened Vietnam with a 46% tariff in his   
   April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement but the country was able to reach   
   a tentative trade deal with the US earlier this month, which lowered its   
   rate.   
      
   Israel’s new rate is 2 percentage points lower than the 17% duty   
   unveiled in April — despite not having made a formal agreement with the   
   White House.   
      
   Trump noted in his executive order modifying reciprocal rates Wednesday   
   that some nations “have agreed to, or are on the verge of agreeing to,   
   meaningful trade and security commitments with the United States,” while   
   others either have not tried to strike a deal or “despite having engaged   
   in negotiations, have offered terms that, in my judgment, do not   
   sufficiently address imbalances in our trading relationship or have   
   failed to align sufficiently with the United States on economic and   
   national-security matters.”   
      
   https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/07/tariffs-mo   
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   https://nypost.com/2025/07/31/us-news/white-house-releases-new-t   
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