16 Jul 2025

Trump debuts new thinking on transshipment tariffs in posts on Indonesia trade deal

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US President Donald Trump has unveiled a new approach for penalizing transshipment.
On Tuesday, Trump took to social media to tout a new trade deal with Indonesia.

Trump said Indonesian imports to the US will be subject to a new 19% levy – down from the 32% he threatened in early April – with...