Trump signs order to cut tariffs on Japanese cars to 15%
The executive order caps tariffs on most Japanese products at 15%, includes a $550 billion Japanese investment in U.S. projects, and aims to create hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
- US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 4, 2025, lowering tariffs on Japanese automobiles from 27.5% to 15%.
- The order establishes a baseline 15% tariff on nearly all Japanese imports, promoting reciprocity and shared national interests between the US and Japan.
- Japan committed to invest $550 billion in US projects and increase rice imports, creating jobs and strengthening manufacturing.
- This agreement aims to reduce the US trade deficit and restore balance in trade relations between the two countries.
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The US President Donald Trump signed a decree to reduce customs duties on Japanese cars to 15% instead of 27.5%, stating that tariffs on most Japanese products would not exceed this new limit. Seven days after the publication of the new decree in the US Official Gazette, which has not yet happened. Tokyo welcomed the decree today, Friday, and Cabinet Secretary General Yoshimasa Hayashi said that it was "a faithful and tangible application of the…
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