Russia is absent from the list of 185 countries on which the US administration is imposing reciprocal import tariffs, according to a document released by the White House on Wednesday. The list was shared with journalists ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech on retaliatory tariffs.
Under the new policy, Washington will impose tariffs of 27% on Kazakh imports, responding to Kazakhstan’s 54% tariffs on US goods. Moldovan exports will face a 31% tariff, mirroring the 61% duties Chisinau applies to American products. Goods from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—all of which have 10% tariffs against the US—will be subject to the same 10% rate in return. Other affected countries include Afghanistan (10%), Brazil (10%), the UK (10%), Israel (17%), Iraq (39%), Iran (10%), Saudi Arabia (10%), Syria (41%), Turkey (10%), and South Africa (30%).
Meanwhile, trade between Russia and the United States continues to decline. In August 2024, Russian exports to the US dropped sharply from $295.3 million in July to just $84.4 million, marking the lowest level since January 1993, when the figure was $47.4 million. Over the course of 2024, Russian exports to the US totaled $3 billion, a steep fall from $4.57 billion in 2023 and $14.44 billion in 2022. The decline is attributed to US sanctions and trade restrictions imposed on Moscow in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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Based on TASS materials