Trump Says Tariffs on South Korea Will Be Raised to 25 Percent

The president said that the increase from 15 percent to 25 percent is a response to South Korea’s failure to ratify a trade agreement.Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump (R) attend talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on Oct. 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images1/26/2026|Updated: 1/26/2026President Donald Trump on Monday announced that the United States would be increasing tariff duties on South Korea from the previous rate of 15 percent to a new rate of 25 percent.Trump in a post on Truth Social alleged that the South Korean legislature “is not living up to its Deal with the United States” through its failure to enact the agreement.Joseph Lord is a congressional reporter for The Epoch Times. Author’s Selected Articles