05/08/2025
In Tunisia, U.S. Tariffs Will Be Felt Across Many Fronts
For producers, the main concern is not lost revenue or market share but instead damage to relationships they have worked hard to cultivate. From the beginning of this month, the US started imposing a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported from Tunisia. In a formal letter sent on July 7, Washington cited the North African state?s ?long-term and very persistent? trade surplus with the US as the reason for the levy. While Tunisia is not a major trading partner of the US, this decision highlights a broader shift in American trade policy, one that prioritises short-term bilateral balances over long-standing economic and security relationships. For smaller economies like Tunisia, the implications...
