“Dirty 15”, which targets “mutual duties”

president Donald Trump It is about to announce his biggest batch Definitions yet. Although the main details about them are ambiguous, there is one clear thing: some commerce The partners are about to feel more pain than others.

Trump was appointed on Wednesday to unveil “Mutual definitions“Against other countries with their own duties on American goods, or other policies that the White House considers unfair commercial barriers. It has operated the date of the start of the match in America.”Editing DayAnd “one big. “

The plan created Uncertainty is greatAnd many of its basic components – including the number of affected countries, how to calculate the rate of tariffs for each country, and any countries that will be the most difficult blow – are still unclear.

While Trump has described the new definitions as the key to re -seizing the economic relationship of America with the rest of the world, some have suggested that he manage the narrower focus on a handful of the main goals.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessin, in an interview with Fox on March 18, identified what he called “Dirty 15”.

It was referring to 15 % of the countries that represented the largest part of us trading in size with a huge tariff and other “non -fire barriers” on American goods.

Pesin did not mention these countries.

Kevin Haysit, director of Trump’s National Economic Council, said in a later interview on the network that the administration is looking at 10 to 15 countries that represent the “trade deficit in the entire America.”

Hasit also did not call these countries. Data From the Ministry of Commerce, it appears that in 2024, the United States had the highest deficit in trading goods with China, followed by the European Union, Mexico, Vietnam, Ireland, Germany, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Thailand, Italy, Switzerland, Malaysia, Indonesia, France, Austria and Sweden.

The American Trade Actor Office, in a Notice Searching for a general comment as part of a review Unjust commercial practices To be handed over to Trump by Monday, 21 countries “specially interested” included.

These countries include in Group 20, as well as “other economies that have the largest commercial deficit in goods with the United States,” according to the notice.

They are: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.

The White House did not respond to CNBC’s request to clarify the upcoming definitions or “Dirty 15.”

Trump clarified the water on Sunday when he rejected the idea that only 10 or 15 countries would face mutual duties on Wednesday.

“You Start with all countries“There is no pieces,” Trump told reporters in the first air force.

Trump pointed to America’s trade deficit in saying that almost all commercial partners “benefit” from the United States

Many economists say that the United States imports more than many countries than exporting it Not a bad thing in natureBut it reflects the strong local demand for goods that may be obtained cheaply in other places.

The upcoming import duties will follow a wave of others that Trump has already announced, including comprehensive definitions on China, sharp definitions of Canadian and Mexican goods that are not compatible with a triple business deal, steel and aluminum patients, and recently, on foreign cars and main parts of the main parts.

He also said that more definitions on the specified industries, including medications, were on the way.