Announced within its tariff plan the imposition of A 10% rate to imports from the Heard and McDonald Islandsan autonomous archipelago of Australia uninhabited by humans and without economic activity. These islands, declared a natural heritage of humanity, are the habitat of Focas and penguinsso they are mainly visited for scientific research purposes.
However, the islands of Heard and McDonald were included in the table of countries affected by the tariffs that Trump imposed on Wednesday to imports from much of the world. According to the Australian government, the archipelago is “inhabited by humans and is One of the least anthropogenically disturbed areas of the world“
The Heard and McDonald Islands are not the only territory that the White House included as a country in its global tariff table. Tariffs also imposed Tokelaua territory that depends on New Zealand with about 1,600 inhabitants, and theS Cocos Islandsanother Australian archipelago with about 600 inhabitants.
Trump wielded his trade war on Wednesday with the imposition of a 10% base global tariffwhich in some cases is superior, as in that of China or the European Union (EU), because it accuses them of having commercial barriers against US products.
Tariffs also for great powers
However, the great powers have not been saved from Trump’s tariff sentence, the rate that will apply to Europe will reach 20%. Then, above China will fall 34% tariffs in response to policies that increase American products by 67%. In addition, the regime ‘of Minimis’ that has allowed the Asian giant to export products below 800 dollars (739.2 euros) will be revoked from May 2) without paying taxes.
On the other hand, Japan will be penalized with 25%; to South Korea, with 25%; to Taiwan, with 32%; to India, with 26%; To Switzerland, with 31%. Among the less affected economies They are the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil or even the Argentine of the libertarian Javier Milei, with 10%tariffs. These rates will take effect on April 5.
