Why the descendants of the Bounty mutineers love Trump's tariffs

How an island of penguins ended up on Donald Trump's tariff list

Australia has expressed its bemusement over Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 29-percent trade tariff on its tiny Pacific territory of Norfolk Island. The island – home to many descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers – has a total population of a little over 2 000 people and lies 1 600km northeast of Sydney. Its main industry is tourism. RELATED | United States slaps ‘worst offender’ South Africa with 30% tariffs The island’s chamber of commerce…

Why the descendants of the Bounty mutineers love Trump's tariffs

While most places named by Donald Trump as targets of increased import tariffs may be unimpressed, some inhabitants of tiny Norfolk Island are overjoyed to be listed.

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?

Data blunder behind Trump tariffs on remote Norfolk Islands with no US trade – Your Capital Minds

Trade tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on some of the world’s most remote and sparsely populated territories — including Australia’s Norfolk Island and the uninhabited Heard Island and McDonald Islands — appear to have been based on flawed shipping data and misclassified trade records. Norfolk Island, which lies over 1,600km north-east of Sydney and has a population of just over 2,000, was this week hit with a 29% US tariff on its goo…

Data blunder behind Trump tariffs on remote Norfolk Islands with no US trade

Trade tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on some of the world’s most remote and sparsely populated territories — including Australia’s Norfolk Island and the uninhabited Heard Island and McDonald Islands — appear to have been based on flawed shipping data and misclassified trade records. Norfolk Island, which lies over 1,600km north-east of Sydney and has a population of just over 2,000, was this week hit with a 29% US tariff on its goo…

The United States this week imposed tariffs even on remote territories where either no one lives or has no trade relations with the US. Mostly small islands have come into the crosshairs probably because of erroneous data on the country of origin of the shipments.