[For QA testing] U.S. USTR chief: "Tariffs of 15% or more to be imposed on some countries"

The United States will impose tariffs of 15% or more on some countries. The countries subject to tariffs of 15% or more were not disclosed.

According to Reuters on the 25th (local time), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer said in an interview with Fox Business that day, "We are currently imposing a 10% tariff," adding, "For some countries, (the tariff rate) will rise to 15%, and for other countries it could go higher." Greer added, "This will be similar to the kinds of tariffs we have seen so far."

He also mentioned tariffs on China, which U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to visit. Greer said, "We have no intention of raising tariffs on Chinese products above the current level." President Trump plans to visit China from late next month to early April.

Previously, on the 20th, President Trump newly imposed a 10% global tariff following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that reciprocal tariffs were illegal. The new tariff proclamation signed by President Trump took effect on the 24th, based on U.S. Eastern Time.

However, just one day after signing the proclamation—on the 21st—President Trump said he would raise the 10% tariff rate to 15%. At the time, President Trump specified the 15% tariff target as 'Worldwide.' In the interview that day, Greer effectively corrected this by saying that the target for tariffs of 15% or more was 'some countries.'