Trump imposes record rates for nations outside its commercial radar
The tension in global trade is maintained. The readjustment of tariffs announced Thursday by the US President, Donald Trump, placed the tax above 30 % For several countries with which a pact has not been reached, such as the cases of Switzerland, Serbia or Myanmar (Burma).
However, most states have benefited from the modifications, which will enter into force as of August 7 instead of this Friday, according to the White House in an executive order.
The worst unemployed from the new tariff list were countries as Syria (41 %), Laos (40 %) or Myanmar (40 %). The last two, however, achieved a reduction with respect to the figure announced by Trump on April 2, when he published the original list of encumbrances.
They are followed Several European economiessuch as Switzerland, Serbia or Bosnia-Herzegovina, with a tariff of 39, 35 and 30 % respectively, the result of the lack of a commercial pact.
Special is the case of the Helvetic country, whom the US president imposed on Thursday the highest rise in all countries, since on April 2 the tax on its imports was limited to 31 %.
Another ally of the United States who also did not close the long -awaited agreement, before this Friday, was India, the fourth economy of the planet and who saw how its tariffs were reduced just one point with respect to the April list. New Delhi exports to the US will be taxed at 25 %.
