The additional 10% tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on most imports to the United States took effect on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 4:01 GMT, supplementing existing duties. Trump announced these reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries on April 2, citing years of “unfair trade practices,” as reported by Al Jazeera Online.
Below is a list of the 10 countries most impacted by Trump’s tariffs and trade war, based on 2024 data from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), as cited by Al Jazeera:
- China
- New U.S. Tariffs: 34% (added to existing 20%, totaling 54%)
- Total U.S. Trade: $582.4 billion
- U.S. Exports: $143.5 billion
- U.S. Imports: $438.9 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $295.4 billion
- Vietnam
- New U.S. Tariffs: 46%
- Total U.S. Trade: $149.6 billion
- U.S. Exports: $13.1 billion
- U.S. Imports: $136.6 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $123.5 billion
- Thailand
- New U.S. Tariffs: 36%
- Total U.S. Trade: $81 billion
- U.S. Exports: $17.7 billion
- U.S. Imports: $63.3 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $45.6 billion
- Taiwan
- New U.S. Tariffs: 32%
- Total U.S. Trade: $158.6 billion
- U.S. Exports: $42.3 billion
- U.S. Imports: $116.3 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $74 billion
- Indonesia
- New U.S. Tariffs: 32%
- Total U.S. Trade: $38.3 billion
- U.S. Exports: $10.2 billion
- U.S. Imports: $28.1 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $17.9 billion
- Switzerland
- New U.S. Tariffs: 31%
- Total U.S. Trade: $88.4 billion
- U.S. Exports: $25 billion
- U.S. Imports: $63.4 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $38.4 billion
- South Africa
- New U.S. Tariffs: 30%
- Total U.S. Trade: $20.5 billion
- U.S. Exports: $5.8 billion
- U.S. Imports: $14.7 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $8.9 billion
- India
- New U.S. Tariffs: 26%
- Total U.S. Trade: $129.2 billion
- U.S. Exports: $41.8 billion
- U.S. Imports: $87.4 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $45.6 billion
- South Korea
- New U.S. Tariffs: 25%
- Total U.S. Trade: $197.1 billion
- U.S. Exports: $65.5 billion
- U.S. Imports: $131.5 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $66 billion
- Japan
- New U.S. Tariffs: 24%
- Total U.S. Trade: $227.9 billion
- U.S. Exports: $79.7 billion
- U.S. Imports: $148.2 billion
- U.S. Trade Deficit: $68.5 billion http://dzwatch.dz
