Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade Manoa Kamikamica says the 32 percent tariff imposed on Fijian exports to the United States is too high and he will be trying to reduce it to zero, if possible.
Kamikamica says he is going to have a conversation with the US Ambassador to try and find out the rationale and the logic and then try to see how that can be reduced.
He says Fiji exports more than what it imports from the US.
The Deputy Prime Minister says the 32 percent is very high and will impact businesses if it remains the same.
He says some of the larger countries and some of our Pacific brothers and sisters have tariffs of about 10 percent so we just need to work through the logic and find out whether there is any room to reduce the tariffs.
When questioned if Fiji will consider an alternative market, Kamikamica says there are options for water but it is no secret that America is one of the biggest markets for some of our water production.
He adds there will be an impact but it is too early to really be too concerned at this stage.
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