Starting on May 2, de minimis shipments from China will be subject to either a 120% tariff or a flat $100 fee per postal item, with the flat fee increasing to $200 on June 1.
The Panamanian president, Jose Raul Mulino, said that toll fees were regulated by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), an autonomous governing body that oversees the trade route.
The Trump administration's trade policies threaten to upend a U.S. spirits industry that lost more than $100 million worth of exports to EU tariffs between 2018 and 2021.
Experts have raised red flags over the veracity of the accounts and the products they're selling, noting that factories are contractually banned from selling directly to consumers.
States assert that the White House's strategy to enact tariffs through social media posts and executive orders amounts to "a national trade policy that now hinges on the President's whims."
Brazil's coffee sector has the country's highest number of workers rescued from debt bondage, excessive hours, lack of payment or degrading accommodations.
The U.S. Treasury Secretary said the third quarter of this year is a “reasonable estimate” for achieving clarity on the ultimate level of Donald Trump’s tariffs.