Fijian products being imported into the United States will be more expensive as President Trump has announced a 32 percent tariff on Fiji, along with other counties, effective from Saturday.
President Donald Trump laid out the US “reciprocal tariff” rates that more than 180 countries and territories will face under his sweeping new trade policy.
Trump and the White House shared a series of charts on social media detailing the tariff rates they say other countries impose on the US.
Those purported rates include the countries’ “Currency Manipulation and Trade Barriers.”
Those rates are, in most cases, roughly half of what the Trump administration claims each country has “charged” the U.S.
According to charts, Fiji charges the US 63 percent tariffs – including currency manipulation and trade barriers.
Meanwhile, the United States is Fiji’s top export market.
Two-way trade with Fiji totaled about US$360 million in 2023, with imports from Fiji to the United States totaling US$260 million.
In 2023, US exports to Fiji grew by 60.3 percent to US$101 million, with sales of aircraft parts topping the list of exports.
The Fijian Government is expected to provide a statement on the latest tariffs this afternoon.
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