New U.S. tariff policies: What’s at stake for sub-Saharan Africa?
Current U.S. trade policies—though primarily focused on major global players including China, the European Union, and North American partners Canada and Mexico—also have economic consequences for smaller countries and regions around the world. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), these impacts will be felt...
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| author | Piñeiro, Valeria Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo Traoré, Fousseini Glauber, Joseph W. |
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| description | Current U.S. trade policies—though primarily focused on major global players including China, the European Union, and North American partners Canada and Mexico—also have economic consequences for smaller countries and regions around the world. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), these impacts will be felt both directly, through newly imposed tariffs, and indirectly, as collateral damage in a potential trade war between the world’s largest economies.
As the United States rolls out a new wave of tariff increases, SSA countries must navigate a newly challenging trade environment. The region has long benefited from preferential access to U.S. markets—in particular, the 2000 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has exempted 1,800 SSA products from import duties. Yet now, many African exports are subject to a flat 10% tariff, effectively eliminating one of the few trade advantages the region held for the U.S. market. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1785912025-12-05T18:50:02Z New U.S. tariff policies: What’s at stake for sub-Saharan Africa? Piñeiro, Valeria Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo Traoré, Fousseini Glauber, Joseph W. trade policies tariffs trade barriers agricultural trade Current U.S. trade policies—though primarily focused on major global players including China, the European Union, and North American partners Canada and Mexico—also have economic consequences for smaller countries and regions around the world. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), these impacts will be felt both directly, through newly imposed tariffs, and indirectly, as collateral damage in a potential trade war between the world’s largest economies. As the United States rolls out a new wave of tariff increases, SSA countries must navigate a newly challenging trade environment. The region has long benefited from preferential access to U.S. markets—in particular, the 2000 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has exempted 1,800 SSA products from import duties. Yet now, many African exports are subject to a flat 10% tariff, effectively eliminating one of the few trade advantages the region held for the U.S. market. 2025-05-06 2025-12-05T18:50:01Z 2025-12-05T18:50:01Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178591 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178193 Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute Piñeiro, Valeria; Gianatiempo, Juan Pablo; Traoré, Fousseini; and Glauber, Joseph W. 2025. New U.S. tariff policies: What’s at stake for sub-Saharan Africa? IFPRI Blog Post. https://www.ifpri.org/blog/new-u-s-tariff-policies-whats-at-stake-for-sub-saharan-africa/ |
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