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US Levies 10% Tariff on All Imports, Including Maldivian Goods
The United States imposed a 10% tariff on all imports, including goods from the Maldives, effective Saturday, 5 April 2025, with higher rates for certain countries from 9 April. US-Maldives goods trade totalled US$97.4 million in 2024, with Maldivian exports to the US at US$4.8 million and a US trade surplus of US$87.8 million.
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What happened
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Sat 5 AprThe US 10% tariff on imports including Maldivian goods takes effect.Saturday, 5 April 2025only Maldives RepublicThe tariff, effective from Saturday, 5 April 2025, applies to most countries, including the Maldives, with steeper rates for nations labelled as “worst offenders” set to take effect on Wednesday, 9 April.
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Wed 9 AprSteeper tariff rates for nations labelled as “worst offenders” take effect.Wednesday, 9 Aprilonly Maldives RepublicnewestThe tariff, effective from Saturday, 5 April 2025, applies to most countries, including the Maldives, with steeper rates for nations labelled as “worst offenders” set to take effect on Wednesday, 9 April.
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How the reporting differs
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US Levies 10% Tariff on All Imports, Including Maldivian Goods
US$97.4 million total goods trade between the Maldives and the US
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US$97.4 milliontotal goods trade between the Maldives and the USMaldives RepublicAccording to the Office of the United States Trade Representative, total goods trade between the Maldives and the US reached US$97.4 million in 2024.
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US$92.6 millionUS exports to the MaldivesMaldives RepublicUS exports to the Maldives surged 34.9% to US$92.6 million last year, while Maldivian exports to the US fell 54.7% to US$4.8 million from 2023.
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34.9%growth in US exports to the MaldivesMaldives RepublicUS exports to the Maldives surged 34.9% to US$92.6 million last year, while Maldivian exports to the US fell 54.7% to US$4.8 million from 2023.
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US$4.8 millionMaldivian exports to the USMaldives Republicwhile Maldivian exports to the US fell 54.7% to US$4.8 million from 2023
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54.7%decline in Maldivian exports to the USMaldives RepublicMaldivian exports to the US fell 54.7% to US$4.8 million from 2023
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US$87.8 millionUS trade surplus with the MaldivesMaldives RepublicThis left the US with a trade surplus of US$87.8 million with the Maldives in 2024, up 51.1% from the previous year.
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51.1%growth in US trade surplus with the MaldivesMaldives Republica trade surplus of US$87.8 million with the Maldives in 2024, up 51.1% from the previous year
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