Trump modifies tariff rate for Lesotho to 15% as small country reels from tariff impacts

Workers execute their duties at the Afri-Expo Textile Factory, which makes clothing for the U.S. market, on the outskirts of Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Siyabonga Sishi/File Photo

(Reuters) -The small African country Lesotho received a modified tariff rate of 15% Thursday from U.S. President Donald Trump as the nation continued to reel from high tariffs the administration had threatened to implement earlier this year.

In an executive order, Trump modified reciprocal tariff rates for dozens of countries, including Lesotho, which had been under threat of a 50% rate since April, the highest of any U.S. trading partner.