Tariff threats against Mexico, EU are at 30 percent, while shoe firms appear to be working with suppliers to keep price increases at a minimum level.

Last year, the U.S. imported $16 billion worth of medical equipment and surgical supplies from the EU, according to US Commerce Department data. After Trump slapped higher tariffs on China in his first term, the U.S. has looked more to Mexico for ...

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Trump announced the pact with Indonesia, a relatively minor U.S. trading partner, as he continued to press for what he views as better terms with trading partners and ways to shrink a huge U.S. trade deficit.

The move comes amid a separate push by President Trump to increase tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners, including Mexico, which was told over the weekend to expect 30% tariffs starting in August.

President Donald Trump said he would send letters to more than 150 countries notifying them their tariff rates could be 10% or 15% as he forges ahead with his trade agenda.