How were Donald Trump's tariffs calculated?

How the White House Calculated Its ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs on Imports

The tariff rates are on trade deficits. - Peter Gattuso - Start a free trial today for full access.

Trump's tariff formula explained: How rates were determined for each country

The tariff rates were calculated using exports and imports from each country, a look at the formula.

Trump's Tariff Math Is Just Not Adding Up

The formula the White House produced to justify its wildly aggressive tariffs depends on a fundamental misunderstanding of how trade works.

Trump personally chose the 'mocked formula' used to determine tariffs: reporter

President Donald Trump personally selected the formula that the U.S. government will use to determine the percentage of reciprocal tariff to be implemented on a country, territory, or island, according to a Friday report. The Washington Post's Jeff Stein wrote that numerous aides at the National Eco...

Trump tariff formula misrepresents global trade economics, experts say

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When President Donald Trump announced his controversial tariffs on virtually every trading partner in the world, he repeatedly called them “reciprocal” — a response, he said, to those nations that had hit the U.S. with tariffs and hurt the American economy. But Trump’s claim is misleading not only because some of the nations hit with tariffs haven’t levied any against the U.S., but also because the math …

The formula that Trump uses to explain his customs policy is similar to what generative AI is about. Random – or machine twilight, quite different from what we thought?