‘He Likes Swiss Watches!’: Trump Shocks Horology With Tariffs

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Switzerland has been left completely alone by the new 39% US tariffs, writes journalist Mario Stäuble in a commentary for the Swiss daily Tages-Anzeiger. Until a few months ago, Switzerland relied on its "special relationship" with the US and US President Donald Trump. According to Stäuble, the new tariffs have sent a clear message that Trump is not interested in a special relationship.

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Switzerland has woken up in shock this Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump has punished the small Alpine confederation (nine million inhabitants) with a tariff of 39%, the highest in Europe. Among the new charges known in the early morning, he is only behind Laos, Myanmar and Syria. The hammer is even higher than the 31% Trump threatened on that board he exhibited in April, on so-called Liberation Day, when he definitively opened the trade war w…

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In the top 5 countries hardest hit by Donald Trump's taxes, there's Switzerland. And that's a surprise. A few days ago, the government was hoping to find a trade deal with the US president. The announcement of the new rate made the effect of a cold shower: it will be 39% of taxes on exports. In Switzerland, it's dismay.

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As of 7 August, imports into the USA will be subject to heavy customs duties. The comparison with Switzerland shows how happy the EU got away with it.

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The Swiss government, which had done everything possible to keep Donald Trump safe, "still aspires to find a negotiated solution", while the United States accounts for 20% of domestic exports.