Can the world survive Trump's new tariffs?

世界能否承受特朗普新关税的冲击?

World Business Report

2025-08-07

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A whole swathe of the tariffs threatened by Donald Trump for months finally come into force in dozens of countries. It sees 15% to 50% added on a variety of imports into the United States. David Harper hears the thoughts of importers, exporters and industry experts.
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  • Hello and welcome to World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm David Harper.

  • So today is the day.

  • We've heard the details of many of the tariffs threatened or imposed by Donald Trump over the last few months.

  • Some have already taken hold,

  • but Thursday is the day that a vast swathe of import taxes come into force.

  • Posting on Truth Social, President Trump wrote, billions of dollars,

  • largely from countries that have taken advantage of the United States for many years,

  • laughing all the way.

  • will start flowing into the USA.

  • Well, in the next half hour, we'll find out how beneficial it actually will be to the US,

  • as well as hearing from businesses around the world that have been affected.

  • First of all, though, let's get up to date on what has actually happened.