Tariffs are on economic ministers' minds at an ASEAN meeting being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AP PHOTO

The United States expects to finalise trade deals with more Southeast Asian countries in the coming months, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says.

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Greer was speaking in Kuala Lumpur at the start of a meeting with economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, amid concerns within the export-reliant bloc over the impact of US tariffs on their economies.

Tariff rates have been set at 19 per cent and 20 per cent for most of the region.

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