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The tariff rate for goods imported into the U.S. from both the Philippines and Indonesia will be 19%, the president said.
The Philippines faces a 19% export tariff under a new U.S. trade deal granting tariff-free access to American goods.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a new 19% tariff rate for goods from the Philippines on Tuesday after what he called a "beautiful visit" by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the White House,
He’s a wheeler-dealer, our president, needless to say, and he’s kind of cutting these deals — but he has scared these people, and he’s leveraged American bargaining
The U.S. leader said that Washington would apply a 19 percent tariff on Philippine imports, while Manila has agreed to remove all of its tariffs on American goods.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will discuss the planned US tariff on the Southeast Asian nation during his trip to Washington that includes a meeting with President Donald Trump.