Trump Threatens 10% Tariff on Nations Backing BRICS Policies

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Updated Jul 7, 2025, 03:03 AM

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U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late-Sunday post on Truth Social that any country he deems to be aligning itself with the “anti-American policies” of the BRICS bloc will face an additional 10 % tariff, adding that “there will be no exceptions” to the measure.

The warning heightens trade uncertainty as Washington continues to renegotiate tariff arrangements with a range of partners and follows the 145 % duty the United States imposed on Chinese goods in April. Trump did not specify when the new levy would take effect or how alignment with BRICS would be determined.

The statement comes on the heels of a weekend BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, where the group—made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—underscored support for multilateralism. Trump’s threat signals a potential escalation in U.S. trade tensions with both the bloc’s members and countries that cooperate with them.

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