EXTERNAL TRADE – Madagascar sets in order of battle "to get a revision" of the new US customs measures

The government has reacted to the introduction of the new US customs tariff on exports to the United States. It intends to mobilise all diplomatic and commercial levers to obtain a review of these measures and ensure fair access to the US market for Grand Island products, in the spirit of the reciprocity desired by the US. Some members of the government held yesterday a meeting with the Madagascar Ambassador to the United States and the Director…

Madagascar intends to revise the new customs measures announced on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump, which plan to tax up to 47% of products coming from the Great Island. According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Malagasy government intends to mobilize all diplomatic and commercial levers to obtain a review of these measures and to ensure fair access of Malagasy products to the American market in the spirit of the …