Trump hits Kenya with 10% trade tariff as he targets 180 countries
Trade and Investment Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has said that Kenya will meet policy makers from the US for talks next week to chart the way forward
Kenya is among countries hit by a new baseline 10 per cent tariff on all imports to the United States announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday as part of his promised “Liberation Day” shift in policy.
Analysts say the new trade strategy targeting a total of 180 countries, which Trump has referred to as “kind,” is designed to counteract foreign tariffs, trade barriers, and currency manipulation that his administration claims have placed US businesses at a disadvantage.
The reciprocal tariff is higher for countries that already had a high tariff on US goods.
However, most African countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya have long enjoyed preferential treatment under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), meaning the new regime marks a major shift in US trade policy.
It also puts in doubt the possibility that the AGOA treaty may not be renewed in its current form when it expires in September.
However, while some countries may seek to retaliate, Trade and Investment Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has said that Kenya will meet policy makers from the US for talks next week to chart the way forward.
Here is a full list of the tariffs imposed by Trump:
| Country/Region | Country/Region Tariff* | US Reciprocal Tariffs |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 49% | 10% |
| Albania | 10% | 10% |
| Algeria | 59% | 30% |
| Andorra | 10% | 10% |
| Angola | 63% | 32% |
| Anguilla | 10% | 10% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 10% | 10% |
| Argentina | 10% | 10% |
| Armenia | 10% | 10% |
| Aruba | 10% | 10% |
| Australia | 10% | 10% |
| Azerbaijan | 10% | 10% |
| Bahamas | 10% | 10% |
| Bahrain | 10% | 10% |
| Bangladesh | 74% | 37% |
| Barbados | 10% | 10% |
| Belize | 10% | 10% |
| Benin | 10% | 10% |
| Bermuda | 10% | 10% |
| Bhutan | 10% | 10% |
| Bolivia | 20% | 10% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 70% | 35% |
| Botswana | 74% | 37% |
| Brazil | 10% | 10% |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 10% | 10% |
| British Virgin Islands | 10% | 10% |
| Brunei | 47% | 24% |
| Burma | 88% | 44% |
| Burundi | 10% | 10% |
| Cabo Verde | 10% | 10% |
| Cambodia | 97% | 49% |
| Cameroon | 22% | 11% |
| Cayman Islands | 10% | 10% |
| Central African Republic | 10% | 10% |
| Chad | 26% | 13% |
| Chile | 10% | 10% |
| China | 67% | 34% |
| Christmas Island | 10% | 10% |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 10% | 10% |
| Colombia | 10% | 10% |
| Comoros | 10% | 10% |
| Congo (Brazzaville) | 10% | 10% |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 22% | 11% |
| Cook Islands | 10% | 10% |
| Costa Rica | 17% | 10% |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 41% | 21% |
| Curacao | 10% | 10% |
| Djibouti | 10% | 10% |
| Dominica | 10% | 10% |
| Dominican Republic | 10% | 10% |
| Ecuador | 12% | 10% |
| Egypt | 10% | 10% |
| El Salvador | 10% | 10% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25% | 13% |
| Eritrea | 10% | 10% |
| Eswatini | 10% | 10% |
| Ethiopia | 10% | 10% |
| EU | 39% | 20% |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 82% | 41% |
| Fiji | 63% | 32% |
| French Guiana | 10% | 10% |
| French Polynesia | 10% | 10% |
| Gabon | 10% | 10% |
| Gambia | 10% | 10% |
| Georgia | 10% | 10% |
| Ghana | 17% | 10% |
| Gibraltar | 10% | 10% |
| Grenada | 10% | 10% |
| Guadeloupe | 10% | 10% |
| Guatemala | 10% | 10% |
| Guinea | 10% | 10% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 10% |
| Guyana | 76% | 38% |
| Haiti | 10% | 10% |
| Heard and McDonald Islands | 10% | 10% |
| Honduras | 10% | 10% |
| Iceland | 10% | 10% |
| India | 52% | 26% |
| Indonesia | 64% | 32% |
| Iran | 10% | 10% |
| Iraq | 78% | 39% |
| Israel | 33% | 17% |
| Jamaica | 10% | 10% |
| Japan | 46% | 24% |
| Jordan | 40% | 20% |
| Kazakhstan | 54% | 27% |
| Kenya | 10% | 10% |
| Kiribati | 10% | 10% |
| Kosovo | 10% | 10% |
| Kuwait | 10% | 10% |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10% | 10% |
| Laos | 95% | 48% |
| Lebanon | 10% | 10% |
| Lesotho | 99% | 50% |
| Liberia | 10% | 10% |
| Libya | 61% | 31% |
| Liechtenstein | 73% | 37% |
| Madagascar | 93% | 47% |
| Malawi | 34% | 17% |
| Malaysia | 47% | 24% |
| Maldives | 10% | 10% |
| Mali | 10% | 10% |
| Marshall Islands | 10% | 10% |
| Martinique | 10% | 10% |
| Mauritania | 10% | 10% |
| Mauritius | 80% | 40% |
| Mayotte | 10% | 10% |
| Micronesia | 10% | 10% |
| Moldova | 61% | 31% |
| Monaco | 10% | 10% |
| Mongolia | 10% | 10% |
| Montenegro | 10% | 10% |
| Montserrat | 10% | 10% |
| Morocco | 10% | 10% |
| Mozambique | 31% | 16% |
| Namibia | 42% | 21% |
| Nauru | 59% | 30% |
| Nepal | 10% | 10% |
| New Zealand | 20% | 10% |
| Nicaragua | 36% | 18% |
| Niger | 10% | 10% |
| Nigeria | 27% | 14% |
| Norfolk Island | 58% | 29% |
| North Macedonia | 65% | 33% |
| Norway | 30% | 15% |
| Oman | 10% | 10% |
| Pakistan | 58% | 29% |
| Panama | 10% | 10% |
| Papua New Guinea | 15% | 10% |
| Paraguay | 10% | 10% |
| Peru | 10% | 10% |
| Philippines | 34% | 17% |
| Qatar | 10% | 10% |
| Reunion | 73% | 37% |
| Rwanda | 10% | 10% |
| Saint Elena | 15% | 10% |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10% | 10% |
| Saint Lucia | 10% | 10% |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 99% | 50% |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10% | 10% |
| Samoa | 10% | 10% |
| San Marino | 10% | 10% |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 10% | 10% |
| Saudi Arabia | 10% | 10% |
| Senegal | 10% | 10% |
| Serbia | 74% | 37% |
| Sierra Leone | 10% | 10% |
| Singapore | 10% | 10% |
| Sint Maarten | 10% | 10% |
| Solomon Islands | 10% | 10% |
| South Africa | 60% | 30% |
| South Korea | 50% | 25% |
| South Sudan | 10% | 10% |
| Sri Lanka | 88% | 44% |
| Sudan | 10% | 10% |
| Suriname | 10% | 10% |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 10% | 10% |
| Switzerland | 61% | 31% |
| Syria | 81% | 41% |
| Taiwan | 64% | 32% |
| Tajikistan | 10% | 10% |
| Tanzania | 10% | 10% |
| Thailand | 72% | 36% |
| Timor-Leste | 10% | 10% |
| Togo | 10% | 10% |
| Tokelau | 10% | 10% |
| Tonga | 10% | 10% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 12% | 10% |
| Tunisia | 55% | 28% |
| Turkey | 10% | 10% |
| Turkmenistan | 10% | 10% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 10% | 10% |
| Tuvalu | 10% | 10% |
| Uganda | 20% | 10% |
| Ukraine | 10% | 10% |
| United Arab Emirates | 10% | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 10% | 10% |
| Uruguay | 10% | 10% |
| Uzbekistan | 10% | 10% |
| Vanuatu | 44% | 22% |
| Venezuela | 29% | 15% |
| Vietnam | 90% | 46% |
| Yemen | 10% | 10% |
| Zambia | 33% | 17% |
| Zimbabwe | 35% | 18% |
