This deal would mean the duties will be lowered from the 25% that Trump had threatened in his "tariff letter" to Seoul earlier this month. South Korea will "give to the United States $350 Billion Dollars for Investments owned and controlled by the United States,

The agreement comes after other American allies, like Japan, clinched their own deals to partly moderate President Trump’s tariff threats.

The US and the EU will have zero tariffs on aircraft and their components, some chemicals, some generic drugs, some semiconductors, some agricultural products and essential raw materials. Alcoholic beverages are not included in the agreement. The 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum remain.