The US's new tariffs range between 10 and 12.5 percent and affect imports from 60 trading partners, including the EU and its member states.
The new tariffs apply to about 99 percent of all imports into the United States, according to a statement from the U.S. Commerce Department. Goods already subject to U.S. tariffs - such as steel and aluminum - are not affected.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump's harshest tariffs in February, allowing for temporary 150-day tariffs, which will run until July 24.
New justification
The Trump administration justifies the new tariffs in a different way - targeting the fact that countries have not sufficiently implemented bans on goods produced through forced labor.
The Swedish government seems to be taking the change in stride.
"This does not seem to involve any drama for Swedish companies. Trump is exchanging one legal space for another because it was previously time-limited. Our agreement applies," says Minister of Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa (M) in a written comment to TT.
According to the government, the announcement means that Trump is replacing a 10 percent tariff with another. The outcome for the EU will be similar, if not identical.
“In any case, it is still obvious that we need to become less dependent on the US economically,” Dousa adds.
Norway: We disagree
At the same time, tariffs are being raised for Norway, for example, which is outside the EU, according to the news agency NTB. The country is going from a tariff rate of 10 percent to 12.5 percent.
"We disagree with the new customs regarding forced labor. We believe it is highly unreasonable to claim that Norway does not have rules and practices against this," the country's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) told E24, according to NTB.
Australia and Brazil, among others, have also criticized the new tariff announcements from the United States.
Correction: In a previous version there was a quote that was incorrectly attributed to Benjamin Dousa.
