The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment of global supply chains.
Category: World Trade Organization
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China Will Face at Least 54 Percent Tariffs With Trump’s New Order
The 34 percent tariff announced on Wednesday is in addition to two rounds of import taxes the president already imposed since January.
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Why China Is Worried About Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico
China’s exports to developing markets have soared, opening indirect routes to the U.S. market that officials in Beijing worry may be closed under pressure from President Trump.
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Trump Expands Trade Threats in Global Game of Chicken
Trade wars with allies could spiral as the president tries to get trading partners to back down from retaliation with new threats of his own.
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How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy
In starting a process to impose reciprocal tariffs on American trading partners, the White House is sowing uncertainty and risking inflation.
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What Happens to Global Trade If ‘the W.T.O. Is Toast’?
President Trump, who disabled the World Trade Organization during his first term, is going after international free trade rules in place since the 1940s.
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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe
The president said advisers would devise new tariff levels reflecting countries’ tariffs, taxes, subsidies and other policies affecting trade with the United States.
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Trump Announces ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs Across the Globe
The president said advisers would devise new tariff levels reflecting countries’ tariffs, taxes, subsidies and other policies affecting trade with the United States.
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Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates
Amid warnings of price increases, Canada moved quickly to retaliate, China said it had planned countermeasures, and Mexico said it would soon unveil its response.
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Robert Lighthizer: Trump’s China Trade Warrior and ‘Food Fight’ Referee
If Donald J. Trump regains the presidency, his former U.S. trade representative could lead his quest to slap punishing tariffs on foreign trading partners.
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Global Trade Grows but Remains Vulnerable to War and Geopolitics
New reports from the World Trade Organization and a Washington think tank showed how robust global trade could quickly be derailed by violence.
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China to Penalize European Brandy Imports, Striking Back at Car Tariffs
Beijing’s action came days after European nations moved toward tariffs on electric vehicles from China, and it included a threat to also hit pork and car imports.