President Donald Trump issued an executive order removing import duties on Brazilian beef and coffee, as well as some other agricultural products previously affected by his 40 percent tariff policy imposed in July, the White House announced.
The order specifically targets goods imported on or after Nov. 13 and could entail refunds for duties collected in the interim.
“Today I am happy because President Trump has already begun to reduce some of the tariffs that had been imposed on certain Brazilian products,” Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said to reporters on Thursday.
On Nov. 14, Trump issued a broader executive order applying to multiple countries, exempting more than 200 food products—including beef, coffee, bananas, tomatoes, and tropical fruits—from tariffs, also retroactive to Nov. 13….
Trump Removes Tariffs on Brazilian Beef and Coffee Imports
