Here’s what you need to know about reciprocal tariffs and who might be impacted by Trump’s plan. Reciprocal tariffs refer to tariffs—the taxes charged on imported goods—the U.S. government plans to levy against global trading partners that are equal to the existing tariffs foreign countries have set against American goods.

President Donald Trump signed a memo Thursday directing his administration to start determining what level of reciprocal tariffs the U.S. will impose on foreign imports—after long promising to announce the new round of tariffs—but the new taxes will not take effect yet.

American President Donald Trump has announced imposing reciprocal tariffs on its major trading partners including China that levy higher import duties on goods shipped from the United States. He has already announced a 25 per cent duty on steel and aluminium imports,