Trump Government Threatens Switzerland with New Tariffs of 12.5 Percent
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The US proposal to impose at least 10% tariffs on 60 trading partners' products, including Brazil, triggered demonstrations from affected countries. The measure represents the Trump government's largest initiative to resume a protectionist trade agenda after previous tariffs were cancelled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Trump administration has proposed new tariffs against some 60 trading partners, including Switzerland.
After a Setback Before the Supreme Court, Donald Trump Revives His Trade War and Targets Switzerland
Washington proposed on Tuesday to impose customs duties of 12.5% on Switzerland and 53 other economies. This commercial offensive aims to circumvent the decision of the Supreme Court that had invalidated Donald Trump's surtaxes in FebruaryThe United States is relaunching its commercial offensive.The Trump administration proposed on Tuesday to impose additional customs duties on 60 economies, including Switzerland, China, the European Union (EU),…
According to the tariffs is before the tariffs. After the U.S. Supreme Court has declared former tariffs illegal, Trump now imposes new tariffs. The official reason: forced labour.
Once again, it hails tariffs from the West. US President wants to impose new punitive duties on Switzerland. This time, because we do not have an effective ban on the import of products from forced labour. Our community can only laugh at the new demands.
The Federal Department of Economy (DEFR) rejects on Wednesday the latest accusations of forced labour made by the United States. For its part, Economysuisse believes that this accusation is "totally unfounded".
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