50% customs duty on Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon's products: "I'm in shock," says MP for the ultramarine territory

The U.S. President has decided to increase customs duties to all countries around the world, including small territories such as Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

US customs duties, announced on 2 April, hit all countries much more strongly than expected. Far from reviving protectionism, this policy is the affirmation of imperialism: each country is required to negotiate the price and weight of its chains towards the United States.

Paris, 3 Apr 2025 (AFP) – Donald Trump's decision to impose customs duties of 50% on products imported into the United States from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon translated "the incompetence of the American administration", reacted on Thursday the only member of the small French archipelago in the North Atlantic. Located opposite Canada, the territory of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is hard hit by [...]

The French archipelago will be taxed at 50% for exports to the United States and 99% for imports, but will this really impact the local economy?