US launches new round of tariffs with 25% tax on most Brazil imports

July 16, 2026 12:06 PM

US launches new round of tariffs with 25% tax on most Brazil imports

The United States will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil starting July 22, the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Wednesday, the first action under the Trump administration's new tariff strategy that could eventually affect dozens of countries. The new programme, launched after the U.S. Supreme Court tore down the centrepiece of Trump's tariff system earlier this year, is based on investigations into unfair trade practices under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act. Close to...

US vows to seek WTO alternatives after Cameroon meeting fails to renew e-commerce moratorium

March 31, 2026 9:41 AM

US vows to seek WTO alternatives after Cameroon meeting fails to renew e-commerce moratorium

World Trade Organization countries failed to agree on a reform path or even a routine extension of an e-commerce duty moratorium, prompting a fresh vow from the U.S. to seek alternative deals with like-minded countries and relegate the body to only a limited role in global trade policy. Four days of talks among trade ministers in Cameroon's capital Yaounde broke up in the early hours of Monday with Brazil and Turkey blocking a bid to extend the WTO's e-commerce moratorium, including on digital ...