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USA Reciprocal Tariffs

April 8 , 2025 9 days 142 0
  • US President Donald Trump has announced a range of reciprocal tariffs targeting almost all countries that the United States trades.
  • In 2023, the US imports were worth $1.1 trillion more than its exports; no other country has as large a trade deficit as the US.
  • Trump had been describing April 2 as “Liberation Day”.
  • Chinese goods will face a 34 percent reciprocal tariff, bringing the overall tariff on Chinese goods to 54 percent.
  • China also announced a reciprocal 34% tariffs on all imports from the United States from April 10.
  • In 2024, China was the second-largest trading partner of the US.
  • Cambodia been hit with the highest level of tariffs (49%).
  • India has been smacked with a tariff rate of 26%.

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