Trade Dispute: Switzerland Does Not Reach Agreement with the Us Within Deadline

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Karin Keller-Sutter, the President of the Confederation, announced this Thursday, July 31, 2025 that no agreement had been reached with Donald Trump. According to the White House, Swiss products will be taxed at 39% and French subcontractors and frontier workers may well pay a very high price.

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There was no agreement between Switzerland and the USA: duties of 39 percent will apply from 7 August.

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

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The Federal Council has hoped to reach an agreement until the last time. Switzerland is now threatening to import duties of 31 percent.

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Karin Keller-Sutter evokes a telephone exchange with Donald Trump who turned "absurd" with the accusation that Switzerland would steal 40 billion a year in the United States. The parties react strongly, but in dispersed orderIt is through tweets on X and some confidences on the margins of the speeches of 1 August that the federal councillors reacted to the announcement of Donald Trump's customs taxes. "The Federal Council notes with great regret…

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Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter holds the 1st-August speech on Rütli. The trade dispute with the USA and the threatening tariff shock overshadow the celebrations.

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Switzerland and the United States have failed to agree on the negotiated declaration of intent on customs policy. For Donald Trump, the trade deficit is the primary concern, writes Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter.