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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Doherty

Australia dodges latest Trump tariff hikes as trade minister heralds ‘vindication’ for Albanese’s approach

The US president, Donald Trump
The US president, Donald Trump, issued an executive order on tariffs but Australia’s rate remained unchanged. Photograph: Eric Lee/EPA

Australian goods imported into the US will continue to attract the baseline 10% tariff, with Australia dodging any tariff increase in the latest round of Donald Trump’s global trade war.

On Thursday night US time – Friday morning in Australia – Trump issued an executive order confirming new tariff deals for several trading partners, as well as revised tariffs for a number of other countries.

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