More than 75 nations had reached out to the Trump administration about trade talks by April 2025, according to a contemporaneous account from the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means. But the committee did not publish a list of those countries. The figure describes reported outreach—not 75 confirmed offers or 75 formal negotiations.
How many countries asked to negotiate?
On April 11, 2025, the House Committee on Ways and Means said U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer had reported that more than 75 nations had reached out to discuss trade relationships and barriers. The committee’s summary does not identify them by name, so there is no verified, comprehensive public list in that account. House Committee on Ways and Means, April 11, 2025.
A separate Associated Press report published April 10 drew a useful distinction: the administration was weighing talks with as many as 75 nations and had received offers from more than 15 countries, according to National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett. Being counted as having reached out does not necessarily mean a government submitted an offer or entered formal negotiations. Associated Press, April 10, 2025.
What did the 90-day tariff pause change?
On April 2, 2025, the White House announced a 10% tariff baseline on imports from all countries, scheduled to take effect April 5, and higher individualized reciprocal tariffs for certain countries, scheduled for April 9. Those were announced terms at the time, not a description of current tariff rates. White House fact sheet, April 2, 2025.
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1Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errors2Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitches3Repair Windows errors before they cause bigger problemsOn April 9, Trump paused most of the higher country-specific reciprocal tariffs for 90 days, according to AP, while the 10% baseline remained in place at that point. The pause therefore did not mean tariffs had been removed. China was treated separately during the tariff escalation described in the contemporaneous report. These details are a snapshot of April 2025; subsequent policy changes superseded that situation.
Which countries are documented as seeking or pursuing talks?
The evidence supports examples of different kinds of negotiation activity—not a complete roster of the governments behind the April outreach count. The dates matter: later deal announcements do not prove that a country was among those that first contacted Washington.
| Country or group | What is documented | When and what that establishes |
|---|---|---|
| India | The United States and India agreed to launch negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement. | Announced in February 2025. This is a documented formal negotiation launch, not evidence that India was counted in the April outreach figure. USTR fact sheet, February 2025. |
| European Union, Japan, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea and Vietnam | A White House update named these partners among those that had reached or were close to agreements. | July 2025. This describes later deal activity; it is not a list of April contacts, and the update also said some offers were insufficient and some countries had not negotiated. White House update, July 2025. |
These categories should not be collapsed. Outreach, an offer, a formal negotiation, a framework and a recorded final agreement are different stages. A country mentioned at a later stage cannot automatically be added to an unnamed April list.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.What happened after the pause?
Official updates published after the 90-day pause describe a mix of agreements, frameworks and continuing negotiations, rather than one fixed list of countries “negotiating.” In November 2025, the White House described that range of activity. White House update, November 2025.
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The U.S. Trade Representative’s action index records still later developments, including a 2026 U.S.-India deal. That makes the April 2025 outreach count historical context, not a current tracker of open negotiations. USTR trade actions index.
Quick Recap
What the April count does—and does not—tell you
- It tells you: U.S. officials reported broad international outreach after the tariff announcement.
- It does not tell you: the names of every government that reached out, how many submitted offers, or how many entered formal talks.
- It is time-specific: the more-than-75 figure refers to reporting in April 2025, before later agreements, frameworks and policy changes.
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