{"id":2456163,"date":"2025-07-06T19:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T23:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberation-day-tariffs-take-effect-in-august-if-trade-talks-fail-lutnick-says-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T19:37:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T23:37:55","slug":"liberation-day-tariffs-take-effect-in-august-if-trade-talks-fail-lutnick-says-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberation-day-tariffs-take-effect-in-august-if-trade-talks-fail-lutnick-says-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Liberation Day\u2019 tariffs take effect in August if trade talks fail, Lutnick says &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fliberation-day-tariffs-take-effect-in-august-if-trade-talks-fail-lutnick-says-washington-examiner%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=2456163&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>Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced that the &#8220;Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs scheduled for implementation on April 2 will instead take effect on August 1, contingent upon the success of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-oleary-helped-canadian-official-achieve-personal-relationship-with-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kevin O\u2019Leary helped Canadian official achieve \u2018personal relationship\u2019 with Trump - Washington Examiner\">ongoing trade negotiations<\/a> with other countries. These tariffs, currently paused until July 9, will be enforced if countries fail to agree on new trade deals with the United States. During a press conference with President Donald Trump, Lutnick expressed optimism about reaching agreements before the deadline, indicating that many countries might be able to finalize deals or at least clarify the rates they would face otherwise. Treasury secretary Scott Bessent echoed this sentiment, suggesting that the governance is close to multiple trade agreements.He also reiterated that the period before the tariffs take effect is not a new deadline but rather a clear indication of when the tariffs will be enforced, allowing countries a chance to expedite negotiations.  <\/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\">&lsquo;Liberation Day&rsquo; tariffs take effect in August if trade talks fail, Lutnick says<\/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<div id=\"Brid_2162233\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Commerce Secretary <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/howard-lutnick\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Howard Lutnick<\/a> revealed that the April 2 &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; tariffs, which have been paused until July 9, won&rsquo;t go into effect until early August.<\/p>\n<p>Lutnick, appearing alongside President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Sunday in New Jersey, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/acyn\/status\/1941976912945193107?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> reporters that if countries fail to reach a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-war-is-over-nigel-farage-on-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-announcing-they-finally-have-come-to-an-agreement\/\" title=\"\u201cThe War Is Over\u201d \u2013 Nigel Farage On The United Kingdom and the European Union Announcing They Finally Have Come to an Agreement\">trade deal<\/a> with the United States, they would face the increased levies on Aug. 1, nearly a month after the pause expires on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3462822\/august-supplemental-security-income-payment-26-days\/\">August Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 26 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3462954\/first-round-july-social-security-payments-goes-out-three-days\/\">First round of July Social Security payments goes out in three days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3463585\/eu-countries-scramble-ahead-of-july-9-trade-deadline\/\">EU countries scramble to get on same page ahead of July 9 trade deal deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The tariffs go into effect Aug. 1. But the president is setting the rates and the deals right now,&rdquo; Lutnick explained.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly before Trump&rsquo;s commerce secretary clarified the tariff plan, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president projected confidence<\/a> that &ldquo;most&rdquo; countries will be &ldquo;done&rdquo; by July 9 anyway, either through a trade deal or a letter outlining the increased rates in the event a deal is unachievable.<\/p>\n<p>That assessment follows similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3463825\/tariff-rates-return-april-levels-august-trade-deal-deadline-bessent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"optimism\">optimism<\/a> from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who said earlier on Sunday that the Trump administration is &ldquo;close to several deals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As always, there&rsquo;s a lot of foot-dragging on the other side,&rdquo; Bessent said. &ldquo;I would expect to see several big announcements over the next couple of days.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3463825\/tariff-rates-return-april-levels-august-trade-deal-deadline-bessent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TARIFF RATES TO RETURN TO APRIL LEVELS IF AUGUST TRADE DEAL DEADLINE UNMET, BESSENT SAYS\">TARIFF RATES TO RETURN TO APRIL LEVELS IF AUGUST TRADE DEAL DEADLINE UNMET, BESSENT SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bessent also insisted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-received-32-million-in-free-media-from-cnn-msnbc-since-weaver-scandal-broke\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Received  Million in Free Media from CNN, MSNBC Since Weaver Scandal Broke\">month-long period<\/a> between when the tariff rates are outlined to countries and when they actually take effect is not a new deadline from the administration to reach more trade deals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a new deadline. We are saying, &lsquo;This is when it&rsquo;s happening. If you want to speed things up, have at it. If you want to go back to the old rate, that&rsquo;s your choice,&rsquo;&rdquo; he said.<\/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_2162233\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2162233\"}});<\/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>Liberation Day&#8221; tariffs will start in August if trade talks fail, says Lutnick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2456164,"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\/07\/lutnick-liberation-day-tariff-rates-august.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[48894,50626,50406,54808,32076],"class_list":["post-2456163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-liberation-day","tag-lutnick","tag-tariffs-2","tag-trade-talks","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/lutnick-liberation-day-tariff-rates-august.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456163","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456163"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456167,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456163\/revisions\/2456167"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}