TMTPOST -- U.S. President Donald Trump   on Tuesday highlighted his new August 1   deadline   for reciprocal   tariffs.

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  In a post on   his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said the   letters either   he   has   already   sent or   will send   to U.S. trading partners dictate   reciprocal tariffs would   come into effect on August   1,   namely, the   new   deadline for these tariffs. "As per letters sent to various countries yesterday, in addition to letters that will be sent today, tomorrow, and for the next short period of time, TARIFFS WILL START BEING PAID ON AUGUST 1, 2025,"   Trump posted.

Trump then suggested   he will not extend the   tariff   deadline any more. "There has been no change to this date, and there will be no change. In other words, all money will be due and payable starting AUGUST 1, 2025 - No extensions will be granted,"   the president wrote.  

Trump ’ s remarks came hours   after he ordered to   delay the previous deadline by more than three   weeks   and indicated   some   flexibility   of the deadline   in   case of enough concessions   that trading   partners   will offer   during negotiations.

Trump at Monday afternoon signed   an executive order, delaying   the   tariff deadline on Wednesday   to August   1. "I have determined, based on additional information and recommendations from various senior officials, including information on the status of discussions with trading partners, that it is necessary and appropriate to extend the suspension effectuated by Executive Order 14266 until 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on August 1, 2025,"   Trump   said in   the order   released by   the White House.

The executive order effectively extended the July 9 deadline   by more than three weeks. Trump said in a social media post on April 9 that he has authorized a 90-day pause and "a substantially lowered reciprocal tariff"   of 10% during this period, both effective immediately. The decision was made as more than 75 countries have called the U.S. to negotiate a solution to trade, trade barriers, tariffs, currency manipulation, and non-monetary tariffs, and these countries have not retaliated against the U.S., Trump wrote.

Trump   later   Monday at the White House   said the new August 1   deadline is not exactly set in stone, calling the deadline "firm   but   not 100% firm."   "If they   [ countries ]   call up and they, say, would like to do something a different way, we ’ re going to be open to that," he told reporters.   

Trump on Monday   posted   letters   dictating tariffs   on   14   countries,   ranging from 25%   to 40%. The U.S.   will impose these   new tariffs on   all   imports   from    Japan, South Korea,   Kazakhstan, Malaysia,Tunisia,   South   Africa, Bosnia and   Herzegovina,   Indonesia, Bangladesh,   Serbia, Thailand,   Cambodia,   Laos and Myanmar, starting on August 1, separating from all existing sectoral   tariffs, and goods transshipped to evade a higher tariff will be subject   to that higher tariff.  

Prior   to Trump ’ s announcement, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on   Monday   said the Trump administration   would make several   announcement about   trade   in the next 48 hours. Trump later that day said the U.S. is   "close to making a deal with India", then   added: "Others we ’ ve met with,   and we don ’ t think we ’ re   going to to   be able to make   a deal, so we   just send them a letter."