
White House Assistants propose the rates of around 20 percent on most American imports.
It came when markets and consumers were waiting for details of President Donald Trump's tariff plan, the Washington Post reported.
Trump has promised to reveal his radical plan on Wednesday.
He said that his rates will focus on all nations.
The White House says that every country that Americans had treated unfairly should expect to receive a rate.
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