Jeff Stein from the Washington Post outside an article says there is many formulas to calculate the levels of mutual tariffs. Others were said to be more sophisticated. Although this can be confirmed specifically that the train chose and similarities with the ideas proposed by Peter Navarro.
Adam published yesterday that the formula mainly took imports from the country and divided it into the number of exports from the United States. Then they criticized this amount.
They did not take into account the number of different factors such as the United States, do not plant coffee or banana pills (without perhaps in Hawaii). He did not take into account surplus service. This is just exploring the surface.
Trump announced that he would impose a 46 % tariff on Vietnam, indicating that Vietnam has a tariff less than 90 % on American goods.
the 2025 Estimating National Trade (NTE), which was released on March 31 by the US Trade Actor Office (USTR), stated that the most traded applied tariff in Vietnam was 9.4 percent in 2023, including:
- 17.1 percent for agricultural products; and
- 8.1 percent for non -agricultural products.
The report also highlights that although most American exports to Vietnam face a 15 percent tariff or less, food and agricultural products directed to the consumer still face higher rates.