US president Donald Trump has signed an executive order imposing reciprocal tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on imports from dozens of countries and foreign locations, shortly after extending the deadline for a tariff deal with Mexico by another 90 days.
The order listed higher import duty rates that would start in seven days for 69 trading partners as the original deadline of 12:01 (06:01 SA time) on Friday passed.
South Africa’s tariff stands at 30%, double that of neighbouring countries Zimbabwe, Namibia and Mozambique (all 15%)
Below, a list of all countries and the reciprocal tariffs they face:
- Afghanistan – 15%
- Algeria – 30%
- Angola – 15%
- Bangladesh – 20%
- Bolivia – 15%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – 30%
- Botswana – 15%
- Brazil – 10%
- Brunei – 25%
- Cambodia – 19%
- Cameroon – 15%
- Chad – 15%
- Costa Rica – 15%
- Côte d`Ivoire – 15%
- Democratic Republic of the Congo – 15%
- Ecuador – 15%
- Equatorial Guinea – 15%
- Falkland Islands – 10%
- Fiji – 15%
- Ghana – 15%
- Guyana – 15%
- Iceland – 15%
- India – 25%
- Indonesia – 19%
- Iraq – 35%
- Israel – 15%
- Japan – 15%
- Jordan – 15%
- Kazakhstan – 25%
- Laos – 40%
- Lesotho – 15%
- Libya – 30%
- Liechtenstein – 15%
- Madagascar – 15%
- Malawi – 15%
- Malaysia – 19%
- Mauritius – 15%
- Moldova – 25%
- Mozambique – 15%
- Myanmar (Burma) – 40%
- Namibia – 15%
- Nauru – 15%
- New Zealand – 15%
- Nicaragua – 18%
- Nigeria – 15%
- North Macedonia – 15%
- Norway – 15%
- Pakistan – 19%
- Papua New Guinea – 15%
- Philippines – 19%
- Serbia – 35%
- South Africa – 30%
- South Korea – 15%
- Sri Lanka – 20%
- Switzerland – 39%
- Syria – 41%
- Taiwan – 20%
- Thailand – 19%
- Trinidad and Tobago – 15%
- Tunisia– 25%
- Turkey – 15%
- Uganda – 15%
- United Kingdom – 10%
- Vanuatu – 15%
- Venezuela – 15%
- Vietnam – 20%
- Zambia – 15%
- Zimbabwe – 15%
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