US President Donald Trump said he signed Letters to 12 countries where the various levels of duties are described They will face the goods exported to the United States, with the “let’s do it or let it” offers to be sent next Monday.

Trump, speaking to reporters at Air Force One as he traveled to New Jersey, refused to name the countries involvedsaying that this will be made public on Monday.

Earlier on Thursday, Trump had told reporters that he was expecting a first batch of letters to be sent on Friday, a national holiday to the United States, though the date has changed.

“I signed some letters and will be sent on Monday, probably twelve,” Trump said when asked about his plans on the duty front. “Different sums of money, different amounts of duties”.

Trump and his assistants initially said they would start negotiations with dozens of countries on tariff rates, but the US president has exacerbated the process after repeated failures with major commercial partners, including Japan and the European Union.

“Letters are better … much easier to send a letter,” he told reporters on Friday.

The only trade agreements reached to date are with Britain, which reached an agreement in May to maintain a 10% rate and secured preferential treatment for certain areas, including cars and aircraft engines, and with Vietnam, reducing their 20% duties. Many American products could enter Vietnam in dictatorship.

An agreement expected with India was not implemented and EU diplomats said on Friday that they failed to make any significant progress in trade negotiations with the Trump government and may now seek to extend the status quo to avoid duties.

Trump threatens the EU with 17% duties on agricultural products

At the same time, the United States threatened the European Union Friday Friday, with the imposition of 17% of agricultural exports, escalating their trade confrontation.

The threat was formulated at meetings in Washington, where EU Commissioner Maros Sefsovic received the ultimatum from the US side. On Friday, the warning was transferred to the 27-member ambassadors in Brussels.

The Trump administration is seeking broad exemptions for US companies by European regulations, as well as a reduction in the EU trade surplus. against the US.

If there is no agreement by July 9, Washington has said it will impose 20% duties on all European products.