President Trump said the U.S. will impose steep levies on imports from 20 countries starting next month, raising pressure on trading partners.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new round of tariffs targeting six additional trading partners. Beginning Aug. 1, the

President Donald Trump has managed to make his erratic trade policies even more baffling to countries desperate to negotiate an escape from his wrath.

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 Donald Trump revealed new higher tariff rates for more than a dozen countries after hitting Japan and South Korea first earlier in the day.

Hanoi has found itself in the eye of a political and economic storm. In a surprising move, former U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new tariff deal with Vietnam, marking the third such agreement he has reached after similar ones with the UK and China.