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| Trump presented a table with duties |
US President Donald Trump has announced unprecedented trade policy measures by imposing new import duties on partner countries. According to the decree, the base tariff rate will be 10% for all goods imported from abroad. However, for a number of countries, the amount of duties will be significantly higher: China will face a 34% rate, and the European Union countries will face a 20% rate. Such steps raise serious concerns about the future of international trade.
At the same time, not all countries are subject to the new rules. For example, Ukraine has received a "preferential" tariff of 10%, which makes its position more advantageous compared to other European countries. Russia, Belarus, Mexico, Canada and Iran are completely excluded from the list of countries subject to the new duties. This decision may be related both to Washington's geopolitical interests and to the desire to minimize negative consequences for the American market.
Economists point out that such measures can provoke retaliatory actions on the part of the affected states, which is fraught with the outbreak of a full-fledged trade war. The imposition of high tariffs will hit not only exporters, but also consumers in the United States itself, as prices for imported goods will increase significantly.
The situation remains tense, especially considering that the European Union has already declared its readiness to take countermeasures. The international community is closely monitoring developments, trying to assess the long-term consequences of the decisions taken by the Trump administration.
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