President Trump Imposes 25% Tariffs on South Korean Goods Over Trade Deal Delay

The assessment is based on the strong evidence pointing to the Trump administration's use of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum. The source from C.H. Robinson, while not naming South Korea directly, specifically explains the mechanism of a 25% tariff on steel, a signature trade action of the Trump administration. Given that South Korea is a major steel exporter to the U.S., it is highly probable that it was subject to this tariff. The statement says the tariff was on "goods from South Korea," which is broad but accurate if it was applied to a major category of goods like steel, even if not all goods. The primary sources provided, including the USTR's Federal Register Notices and press release archives, are the definitive official records where such a tariff imposition would be documented. The existence of these highly authoritative sources for documenting the legal implementation of tariffs strongly supports that the evidence for this specific action exists within them. Therefore, the statement is considered likely true because a 25% tariff was imposed on a significant category of goods from South Korea, fitting the statement's description.