Lesotho Hit With Highest Tariff in the World By Trump

TLDR

• U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on imports from Lesotho–the highest for any sovereign nation
• The southern African kingdom becomes one of the biggest targets in the administration’s push to offset trade imbalances with over 180 countries
• Lesotho exported $264 million more to the U.S. than it imported in 2022, mainly in diamonds and apparel, according to data from the Tralac Trade Law Centre.

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on imports from…