Trump reserves harshest tariff rates for Laos, Myanmar and Syria


WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s revised global tariff plan unveiled Thursday (July 31) hit Laos and Myanmar hard with a 40% import duty - the second-highest rate in the world behind only Syria at 41%.

The White House hasn’t explained its rationale, and US trade with all three is small compared with its other partners.

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