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Uruguay faces a 12.5% US tariff as its foreign ministry weighs the implications
Uruguay faces a 12.5% US tariff due to lacking an explicit ban on goods produced with forced labor. The new tariff, effective since Friday, increases the previous 10% rate on Uruguayan exports to the US.
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