{"id":109278,"date":"2025-07-16T23:44:30","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T21:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/trump-proposes-tariffs-on-african-caribbean-imports"},"modified":"2025-07-17T01:46:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T23:46:17","slug":"trump-proposes-tariffs-on-african-caribbean-imports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/trump-proposes-tariffs-on-african-caribbean-imports","title":{"rendered":"Trump Proposes Tariffs on African Caribbean Imports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>In a move that could reshape trade relations with more than 100 countries, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he plans to impose a broad tariff of \u201ca little over 10%\u201d on goods from smaller trading nations, with African and Caribbean countries topping the list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll probably set one tariff for all of them,\u201d Trump told reporters, referring to the sweeping plan that would apply a uniform tax rate across numerous nations.<\/p>\n<p>Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick clarified that the targets of this tariff expansion would primarily be countries in Africa and the Caribbean, regions with relatively low trade volume with the United States. Their economic weight, he acknowledged, makes them \u201crelatively insignificant\u201d in efforts to reduce global trade imbalances, a key objective of the administration.<\/p>\n<p>This latest move comes amid a wider trade push by the U.S. government. Over the past month, the Trump administration has issued tariff letters to about two dozen countries and the European Union, announcing rate hikes scheduled to take effect on August 1. Most of these match the steep duties rolled out in April, which triggered market volatility and prompted a temporary 90-day negotiation window that closed on July 9.<\/p>\n<p>Trump signaled additional tariffs are on the horizon. \u201cProbably\u201d by the end of the month, the president said, pharmaceutical imports will be taxed, part of a strategy aimed at encouraging domestic production. He added that companies would be granted a year to build U.S. factories before higher rates kick in.<\/p>\n<p>Computer chips, he said, will follow a similar path: \u201cstart out at a lower tariff rate,\u201d then ramp up over time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Zimbabwe<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. 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