Donald Trump stimulates the race to give us concessions before the definitions reach

Donald Trump’s decision to impose a comprehensive tariff on American trading partners – including near security allies – sparked a rush to find ways to establish Washington in the short window before the radical measures entered.

The executive order of the US President Ali Definitions The olive branch extended to countries that take “important steps” to treat commercial surpluses with the United States and address tax, organizational and licensing practices that are unfair.

But capitals have less than a week to bargain. Trump said on Wednesday that the increase in “mutual” tariffs will be offered as of April 9, after almost 5 percent in almost all countries on April 5.

Important personalities at Trump, including his son Eric in a publication in Social mediaEncouraging countries to make concessions of the United States. “I do not want to be the last country to try to negotiate a commercial deal with it RealdonaldtrumpHe said on x.

About 60 countries are facing the largest trade surplus with the United States – including the main strategic allies such as the European Union, Japan and South Korea – an additional tariff for more than 10 percent, with a stretch to 50 percent or more.

Few of them moved to revenge. In an attempt to reduce a 20 percent tariff, the European Union is instead to reduce the $ 235.6 billion trade surplus, as it rose in 2024 by buying more American goods and lowering some definitions.

Brussels offered to drop the tariff of cars by 10 percent to the 2.5 percent level of Washington, officials who have seen the talks said. It can also increase energy purchases, buy more American weapons, or join us against dumping Chinese products.

European Union officials believe a decrease in the stock market and that the possibility of high inflation will push the United States to negotiate. Maroš šefčovič, a bloc -trading commissioner, will hold online talks with their American counterparts on Friday.

However, the two sides have great differences: the European Union has rejected the US claims that its value -added tax systems are distinguished against American companies, and have been associated with waiving food safety and products to allow, for example, the American chlorine chicken.

“Despite any negotiation, we do not reduce our standards,” said a senior European Union official. “We do not distinguish against anyone.”

The swinging global definitions of TROMP, which sent the markets sharply, despite the charming attacks by countries from Japan to Israel seeking to anticipate the charges with the moves designed to calm the president.

A day before Trump’s announcement, Israel canceled the remaining definitions of US imports – only to remain a 17 percent tariff of its largest commercial partner.

Meanwhile, in recent months, Japan has promised to increase liquefied natural gas imports from the United States and invest in the planned Alaska pipeline, and honestly hinted that the plans for increasing defense spending will fly with American contractors. Trump also managed to announce a $ 500 billion package of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure, which was soft in Japan due to the spearhead.

None of this seems to help: Japan has been targeted by 24 percent, although it is an important American security partner in the region.

Japanese officials said that the failure of these offers has raised questions about whether there are more robbery – that may include more liquefied natural gas purchases and investment in companies – will achieve results. A senior government official said if it is no longer clear whether Trump can be bought through commercial concessions, as in his first term.

They said: “If this is possible, as it is possible, he wants to change the nature of global trade and use the customs tariff to reduce taxes in the United States, it is not clear that there is something that Japan or Japanese companies can offer that would compensate for this.”

South Korea faces long at Trump’s intersection because of its continuous trade surplus with the United States – a record of $ 55 billion last year – a long list of American commercial grievances including restrictions regulations, unusual drugs pricing, and refused to import some American beef, and network fees that are imposed on American content content such as Netflix.

Analysts said Seoul can buy more liquefied natural gas weapons and American diseases, adding that the country has some influence because its companies provide the only applicable alternative to Chinese competitors in the main strategic sectors such as shipbuilding and semi -conductors.

“There are some strategic industries that the United States will not be able to isolate from the global supply chain partnerships,” said Tom Ramaj, an economic policy analyst at the American Economic Institute.

Han Dac Soo, the Acting President in South Korea, said the government will make “comprehensive efforts” to reduce the losses of Korean companies from a 26 percent planned tariff.

Other smaller countries in Southeast Asia have great definitions, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, have the least obvious points of influence, although they provide large quantities of low -technology manufacturers of the United States, including clothes, shoes and white goods.

Vietnam, which has appeared as a manufacturing power in recent years as companies have turned from production from China, is one of the highest tariff rates at 46 percent.

This came despite its offers to reduce the customs tariffs on American products and buy more Boeing aircraft, international rifles and agricultural products. Last month, Vietnam made concessions to allow Trump Ally Elon Musk’s Spacex to experience online internet service in the country.

India has also sought to calm the American leader in a proactive manner, as it has placed concessions on goods including Bourbon, motorcycles, luxury cars and solar cells.

When Prime Minister Narendra Moody visited the White House last month, the two countries said they had opened talks on a commercial deal – an explicitly associated development of Trump’s mutual definition – and aims to agree on the first segment by autumn.

The country had a tariff 27 percent this week. The Modi government has maintained that it is still aiming to make progress in a trade agreement for the United States “in the coming days.” As with Europe, New Delhi is not expected to open its agricultural markets for fear of a violent political reaction from farmers.

In Latin America, two of the largest regional trade partners in the United States, Brazil and Argentina, fled, both of the minimum 10 percent of the customs tariff.

Javier Miley, the Argentine editor -in -chief, said Trump, despite the ideological differences in free trade – repeatedly he wanted an American free trade deal. The relatively low Pinns Aires personnel said on X that “Friends will be friends” and share a link to the song of this name by Queen.

Millie contemplated a Trump interview on Thursday in Mar Lago, where the Argentine will receive an award from a conservative group, and Foreign Minister Gerardo Verithyin was scheduled to meet.

South Africa, which was already opposed to Trump due to positive labor laws, was another country that highlights the hopes of a deal. She exported $ 8.1 billion of goods to the United States last year, and about half of which were critical minerals, such as platinum used in cars.

Her penalty was a 31 percent tariff, but President Cyril Ramavusa said that Trump’s move (ED) is the urgency to negotiate a new and useful bilateral trade agreement. “

Donald Mcai, head of World Trade Consultants in South Africa, said small economies need to find ways to avoid confronting Trump.

He said: “For example, long -distance walking tariffs will hurt mine revenue and their employees.” “There is little that the smaller countries can do it will not harm them more than the United States.”

And reports from Andy Pointz in Brussels, Leo Lewis in Tokyo, Christian Davis in Seoul, Annatha Lakshmi in Jakarta, Michael Buller in Sao Paulo, Sayra Nougant in Buenos Aires, Rob Rose in Johannesburg and Peter Foster in London