Trump says tariffs on South Korean autos, pharma, to rise to 25% over trade deal approval delay

President Donald Trump said Monday that helium was expanding tariffs connected imported autos, pharmaceuticals, and lumber from South Korea from 15% to 25% due to the fact that of a hold successful that country's legislature approving a trade woody with the United States reached past summer.

"South Korea's Legislature is not surviving up to its Deal with the United States," Trump said successful a Truth Social post.

"President Lee [Jae Myung] and I reached a Great Deal for some Countries connected July 30, 2025, and we reaffirmed these presumption portion I was successful Korea connected October 29, 2025. Why hasn't the Korean Legislature approved it?" Trump asked.

"Because the Korean Legislature hasn't enacted our Historic Trade Agreement, which is their prerogative, I americium hereby expanding South Korean TARIFFS connected Autos, Lumber, Pharma, and each different Reciprocal TARIFFS, from 15% to 25%," helium wrote.

South Korean-based automaker Hyundai Motor is the largest importer of caller vehicles from that state into the United States.

In the commercialized woody announced successful July, Trump said the U.S. would enforce broad tariffs of 15% connected imports from South Korea, 10 percent points little than the level helium had threatened earlier that aforesaid month.

Trump besides said astatine the aforesaid clip that South Korea had agreed to "give to the United States $350 Billion Dollars for Investments owned and controlled by the United States, and selected by myself, arsenic President."

The U.S. Supreme Court successful November heard arguments successful a lawsuit challenging the legality of Trump's unilaterally imposed tariffs, with justices expressing skepticism that helium had the powerfulness to levy specified duties without authorization of Congress.

The Supreme Court has yet to contented its determination successful that case.