Switzerland flags importance of international law after tariff hit

The US tariffs hit Switzerland hard. Should they also show hardship? The ideas of the parties are different.

No condemnation, no threat of countermeasures: Switzerland, which is particularly affected by the planned US tariffs, remains objective - a Trump confidant praises this.

Switzerland flags importance of international law after tariff hit

The US has applied a 31 per cent tariff on imports from Switzerland. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Federal President Karin Keller-Sutter responded to the tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening of 31 percent on Swiss exports to the US. The Federal Council takes note of the US customs decisions, she wrote on X.

China has demanded immediate tariff cancellation, stressing that these measures do not respect the balance reached in multilateral trade negotiations

The USA is Switzerland's second most important trading partner. The new tariffs and the great undersecurity make business difficult for the local companies.