Well, well, well. In a US customs messaging note quietly slipped out in the early hours of Saturday, a series of numbers were listed as exempt from the 125% tariff on goods entering the country from China. The code “8517.13.00.00” means very little to most of the world, but in the US customs list it...
Getty Images From Saturday, all goods imported to the US from anywhere in the world will face a 10% “baseline” tariff. Donald Trump announced higher rates for some countries he singled out as the “worst offenders” for trade. Our correspondents have been answering your questions about what this means and the impact it could have....