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Trump’s Tariff Strategy Sparks Economic Uncertainty and Business Chaos
March 6, 2025
April 3, 2025
In perhaps the most surreal twist of Trump’s 2025 tariff policy announcement, the Heard and McDonald Islands, an uninhabited external territory of Australia, found themselves hit with a 10% US import tariff.
Located in the remote Antarctic region and home only to penguins and seals, the islands have no human residents and no formal exports.
However, according to World Bank trade data, the US somehow recorded $1.4 million in imports from the islands in 2022—mostly labelled as "machinery and electrical goods." Analysts suspect a misattribution or data coding error.
The inclusion of such territories has sparked confusion across the global trade community, with many questioning the logic and accuracy of the tariff list.
Source: Sky News
