WASHINGTON, July 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - As of August 1, a range of new tariffs will be imposed on most of Washington's trading partners -- some of them heavy and some sector-specific, such as a 50 percent tariff on products made with copper.

While South Korea has ultimately avoided the highest rates, countries such as Brazil and India now face significant new duties.

AFP takes a look at the most recent developments:

South Korea

Trump announced Wednesday that Washington had reached a trade agreement with South Korea, under which a 15 percent tariff will apply to South Korean goods entering the United States.

He added that Seoul had committed to investing $350 billion in the United States, as well as the purchase of "$100 billion worth" of liquefied natural gas (LNG) or other energy sources.

The 15 percent rate is significantly below a 25 percent levy that Trump had threatened earlier, and is equivalent to levies determined from US trade deals with Japan and the European Union.

Seoul's presidential office said tariffs on automobiles -- one of Seoul's key export items -- will also stay at 15 percent.

Canada

Trump warned of trade consequences for Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September.

The American president previously said he would increase tariffs to 35 percent on Canadian goods if no deal was reached by August 1.

"Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

"That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them."

Brazil

Trump's measures against Brazil are openly political, overriding centuries-old trade ties.

He imposed sweeping 50-percent tariffs on Brazil and sanctioned the judge overseeing the trial of his far-right ally Jair Bolsonaro, who is accused of attempting a "coup" in Latin America's largest economy.

The tariffs marked Trump's follow-through on threats to use American economic power to punish Brazil-- and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes -- for what he has called a "witch hunt" against the former president.

India

On top of 25 percent tariffs on imports from India, Trump also announced on Wednesday an unspecified "penalty" over New Delhi's purchases of Russian weapons and energy.

"I don't care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

"We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World," he added.

The measures will kick in on Friday, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding to a bevy of other tariff hikes -- some up to 50 percent -- set to take effect the same day.

The 25 percent tariff on India would be marginally lower than the rate announced in April, but is higher than those of other Asian countries that have won.

European Union

EU exports are now set to face tariffs of 15 percent on most products -- higher than customs duties before Trump returned to the White House, but much lower than his threatened 30 percent.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said some agricultural products would be exempt under the agreement struck Sunday, though she did not specify which.

France's President Emmanuel Macron said this week the European Union had not been "feared" enough in negotiations with the United States towards a trade deal, pledging to be "firm" in follow-up talks.

"It's not the end of it," Macron told ministers during a cabinet meeting.

"Europe does not see itself enough as a power yet. To be free, you have to be feared. We were not feared enough."