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The auto sector accounts for the biggest component of Japan’s exports to the U.S. and serves as a pillar of employment and a trendsetter for wage growth.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sept. 4 implementing his trade agreement with Japan, under which the U.S. will impose a maximum 15% tariff on most of its products.

Trade envoy Ryosei Akazawa was scheduled to leave Tokyo for Washington on Aug. 28 but Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters some details required further consultations.

The U.S. revoked its tariff exemption on lower-value packages from across the world, starting Aug. 29.

Frustration and economic losses like those in the U.K. are growing in Japan, the European Union and South Korea.

Confusion hangs over various details of a trade deal struck between the U.S. and Japan, sparking concern in Japan over its enforcement, particularly regarding cars.

U.S. automakers face a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum and a 25% tariff on parts and finished vehicles, with some exceptions for products covered under the USMCA that went into effect in 2020.

The 15% tax on imported Japanese goods is a meaningful drop from the 25% rate that Trump, in a recent letter to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said would be levied starting Aug. 1.

Here's a look at the 14 countries that received letters from President Donald Trump outlining higher tariffs they’ll face if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1.

The letters issued July 7 so far appeared to largely be a novel method of again punting a looming July 9 deadline for so-called “reciprocal” tariffs until at least the beginning of August.