Australia baffled by 29% US tariff on small island

It belongs to Australia, has 2,200 inhabitants and is expected to pay 29 per cent in the future on exports to the USA: the Norfolk Island in the Pacific. Residents and politicians are surprised. Is there a mistake here?

What the Norfolk! Remote Australian island hit with 29% Trump tariff due to ‘incorrectly labelled’ shipments

A host of shipments were categorised as having originated from Norfolk Island or Heard and McDonald islands. However, the company address, port of shipment departure or destination port were not located in these territories.

This tiny island has been slugged with Trump's tariffs. Its residents don't know why

Locals on tiny Norfolk Island have been left "scratching their heads" at the prospect of being slugged with tariffs by US President Donald Trump.

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The territory has taken the 29 percent tariff imposed by the United States as a win for their calls for independence from Australia.

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News that Norfolk Island was “ripping off” the US so much it would face a 29 per cent tariff was unexpected, to put it mildly.