President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The “Dirty 15” ended up the “Dirty 18” as President Donald Trump announced a slew of significant reciprocal tariffs on what he described as “Liberation Day.”
China was slapped with a reciprocal tariff of 34 percent. Other Southeast Asian countries that Chinese companies use for transshipping, such as Vietnam and Cambodia, received nearly 50 percent levies.
