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Tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump imposed last week on multiple countries are likely to remain in place rather than be reduced as part of ongoing negotiations, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Sunday.
Ahead of Friday's deadline, Trump imposed tariffs including a 35% tax on many goods from Canada, 50% on Brazil, 25% on India, 20% on Taiwan and 39% on Switzerland, according to a presidential executive order.
In trade talks since Trump returned to office, the White House has cut several tariffs from initially announced levels, including halving import duties imposed last week as part of a deal with the European Union.
However, Greer told CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday that this would not be the case in the latest round of charges.
"A lot of these are tariffs set in accordance with agreements. Some of these agreements are announced, some are not, others depend on the level of trade deficit or surplus that we may have with the country," he said, adding "these tariffs are more or less set."
Greer also said recent trade talks with Beijing had been "very positive" and were focused on the supply of magnets and rare earth minerals.
"We are focused on ensuring that the flow of magnets from China to the United States and the adjacent supply chain can flow as freely as before, and I would say we are about halfway there," he said.
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