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How New U.S. Tariffs Were Calculated - What They Mean For AGOA

President Donald Trump characterised the tariffs the U.S is imposing on countries across the globe - including dozens in Africa - as "reciprocal" as well as generous to the countries he has targeted - claiming that duties imposed on U.S. imports from each country amount to half those levied by those nations on American exports

Some analysts have, however, pointed out that instead of comparing the actual tariffs charged by the U.S. and the targeted nations, the administration has chosen "a crude formula based on bilateral trade deficits between the US and each specific country".

What remains unclear for the African nations on the list is whether the new tariffs will override the concessions granted to 14 of the 20 Africa nations under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.

AllAfrica's John Allen writes.

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President Donald Trump has declared a 10% baseline tax on imports from 185 countries and even higher tariff rates on dozens of others, including 20 in Africa. (file photo).

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