It doesn't seem right that the average tariff on imports from the U.K. is 0.8%, while the average tariffs of imports from Bangladesh is 15.2%, and the average for Cambodia is 16.9%.
The Progressive Policy Institute lays it out: America's Tariffs Hit Cambodia and Bangladesh Hardest (Feb 21).
Is the cavalry on the way?
...Some help may be on the way, though. Last week, Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-California) and Gordon Smith (R-Oregon) introduced a proposal, known as the "Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act," to grant 15 low-income countries in Asia, the Pacific, and the Muslim world exemptions from tariffs.... Rep. Joe Crowley is their House partner and founder of the Bangladesh caucus.
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