https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/14\/trump-tariff-exemptions-us-imports-data-00685168<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Some $1.6 trillion in annual imports are subject to the tariffs, while at least $1.7 trillion are excluded, either because they are duty-free or subject to another tariff, according to a POLITICO analysis based on last year\u2019s import data.<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
In an interview with POLITICO on Monday, Trump said he was open to adding even more exemptions to tariffs. He downplayed the existing carve-outs as \u201cvery small\u201d and \u201cnot a big deal,\u201d and said he plans to pair them with tariff increases elsewhere.<\/p>\n
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In addition to the exemptions from Trump\u2019s reciprocal tariffs, more than $300 billion of imports are also exempted as part of trade deals the administration has negotiated in recent months, including with the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan and more recently, Malaysia, Cambodia and Brazil. The deal with Brazil removed a range of products from a cumulative tariff of 50 percent, making two-thirds of imports from the country free from emergency tariffs.” <\/p>\n
An unstrategic mishmash of tariffs is not good for the economy. <\/p>\n
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