The rest of the latest tariff list is not part of the BRICS grouping, such as Myanmar (40 percent), Cambodia (36 percent), and Thailand (36 percent). Trump also sent a letter to Japan and Malaysia, saying the two countries could face a 25 percent import duty starting next month. Both recorded a percentage point increase compared to earlier threats.

China said BRICS does not seek confrontation or target any country after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a new 10 percent tariff.

The BRICS bloc has criticized rising tariffs and attacks on Iran in its latest summit declaration. Meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, the group also condemned NATO’s increased military spending and expressed concerns about global trade disruptions caused by tariffs.