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Felicity Deane, Professor of Trade Law, Taxation and Climate Change, Queensland University of Technology

US tariffs will upend global trade. This is how Australia can respond

Lukas Coch/AAP,The Conversation, CC BY

US President Donald Trump has imposed a range of tariffs on all products entering the US market, with Australian exports set to face a 10% tariff, effective April 5.

These import taxes will be charged by US customs on each imported item. The punitive tariffs on 60 countries range as high as 34% on imports from China and 46% on Vietnam, and exceed the rates agreed between the United States and other global trade partners.

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