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US to impose 30% tariff on all SA goods | SA News

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa is just three weeks away from a major trade blow.

From 1 August, the US will impose a 30% tariff on all South African goods.

This has been announced by US President Donald Trump in a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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The Trump administration says South Africa sells more to the US than it buys, and claims this trade imbalance justifies the penalty.

The tariffs follow Trump’s global “reciprocal tariff” policy, which many critics say is based on flawed reasoning, not real economics.

With the deadline just weeks away, South African exporters are bracing for the impact.

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