The letters listed a range of tariffs. Goods entering the U.S. from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan, and Tunisia will be subject to a 25 percent levy. There will be a 30 percent levy on South African and Bosnian goods, while imports from Indonesia will be subject to a 32 percent rate.

President Trump says the US will impose a raft of import taxes on 14 countries after delaying his Liberation Day tariffs.

China's government newspaper has said that Beijing will retaliate if President Trump restores huge tariffs on its goods.

Beijing announced new tariffs on certain American imports, which include fuels, and imposed export controls on several raw materials in response to the Trump administration’s 10% tariffs on Chinese imports.