{"id":2436261,"date":"2025-05-18T21:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T01:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-bessent-warns-countries-can-expect-apr-2-level-tariffs\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T21:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T01:33:23","slug":"scott-bessent-warns-countries-can-expect-apr-2-level-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scott-bessent-warns-countries-can-expect-apr-2-level-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Bessent warns countries can expect Apr 2 level tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fscott-bessent-warns-countries-can-expect-apr-2-level-tariffs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2436261&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has indicated that countries unwilling to engage in negotiations can anticipate an increase in tariffs.Following a trade deal with China, which included discussions on tariffs, currency manipulation, adn subsidies, Bessent emphasized the implications for nations that do not negotiate in good faith. He <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >proposed sending formal letters<\/a> to such countries,outlining new tariff rates,essentially warning them of penalties shoudl negotiations break down. Currently, tariffs on China have decreased from an initial 145% to 30%, while the U.S. also finalized a trade agreement with the United Kingdom. Bessent&#8217;s strategy cites a precedent where certain nations were able to negotiate down to 10% tariffs, underlining the importance of active dialog in trade relations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bessent warns countries refusing to negotiate can expect increased tariffs<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Treasury Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Scott Bessent<\/a> said he&rsquo;s prepared to set <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3407976\/us-china-trade-deal-temporarily-slash-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tariffs\">tariffs<\/a> against countries that won&rsquo;t negotiate with him.<\/p>\n<p>The United States recently secured a trade deal with China that included negotiations such as &ldquo;tariffs, non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-countries-are-responding-to-trumps-liberation-day-tariffs\/\" title=\"How ... are responding to Trump&#039;s &#039;Liberation Day&#039; ...s\">-tariff trade barriers<\/a>, currency manipulation, and subsidies of labor and capital,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3408071\/scott-bessent-trade-deal-biden-ignored\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according\">according<\/a> to Bessent. China was an outlier among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-continues-spat-with-loser-karl-rove-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump continues spat with &#039;loser&#039; Karl Rove - Washington Examiner\">foreign countries facing tariffs<\/a>, with a 145% initial tariff. The tariff was since reduced to 30%. The U.S. has also secured a trade deal with the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3414981\/california-leaders-implore-congress-to-maintain-tax-cuts\/\">California leaders implore Congress to maintain tax cuts, Opportunity Zones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3409517\/immigration-labor-shortages-system-reform-trump-mass-deportations-skilled-unskilled-workers\/\">Past is prologue: Immigrant crackdowns lead to labor shortages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3408071\/scott-bessent-trade-deal-biden-ignored\/\">Bessent says China &#8216;ignored their obligations&#8217; on trade under Biden<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While appearing on <em>Meet the Press, <\/em>Bessent explained details regarding &ldquo;letters&rdquo; promised by President <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> to other countries that have initiated negotiations but don&rsquo;t yet have a deal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2122885\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;This means if they are not&nbsp;negotiating in good faith, they&nbsp;are going to get a letter,&nbsp;saying, &lsquo;here is the rate.&rsquo; So&nbsp;I expect everyone would come&nbsp;and negotiate in good faith,&rdquo; Bessent said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2940866&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=29f8a6f7dd91124a69ae8328a3a7c9d9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I think that it would be the&nbsp;April 2-level &mdash; some&nbsp;countries were at 10%,&nbsp;some were substantially higher,&rdquo; Bessent went on to say about the rates the countries are facing. &ldquo;And the negotiating levers that&nbsp;President Trump is talking&nbsp;about here is: if you don&rsquo;t want&nbsp;to negotiate, it will spring&nbsp;back to the April 2-level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3408071\/scott-bessent-trade-deal-biden-ignored\/\"><strong>BESSENT SAYS CHINA &lsquo;IGNORED THEIR OBLIGATIONS&rsquo; ON TRADE UNDER BIDEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump initially issued tariffs against&nbsp;86&nbsp;countries to begin April 2. China was the only country to retaliate with tariffs against U.S. goods after Trump announced the &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; tariffs. Some 75 countries negotiated their tariffs down to 10%, which happened before Trump issued a pause against most tariffs through July 9.<\/p>\n<p>While the majority of the tariffs are reciprocal, some 17 countries that are facing U.S. tariffs did not previously have tariffs against U.S. goods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2122885\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2122885\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bessent warns that non-negotiating countries may face higher tariffs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2436262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bessent-passes-committee.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[48678,50406,42205],"class_list":["post-2436261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-scott-bessent","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/bessent-passes-committee.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2436261"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2436265,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2436261\/revisions\/2436265"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2436262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2436261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2436261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2436261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}