On August 8, #美国加征关税 Trump wrote on the social media platform 'Truth Social': 'According to the letters sent to various countries yesterday, as well as the letters that will be sent in the next few days and over the coming period, tariffs will start to be implemented on August 1, 2025.' He emphasized: 'This date has not changed and will not change!' On the same day, during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump also stated that a new 50% tariff would be imposed on all copper imported into the United States, but did not disclose the specific date for the new tariff to take effect. According to reports from American consumer news and business channels, after the cabinet meeting, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said that the Department of Commerce has completed its investigation into the status of copper imports and she expects the new tariff 'could be implemented by the end of July or on August 1.'