Zimbabwe to suspend tariffs on US imports

JOHANNESBURG, Apr 6 (AFP): Zimbabwe's President said Saturday he would suspend all tariffs on goods imported from the United States, days after US President Donald Trump levied 18 percent tariffs against the southern African nation.

The mineral-rich country's main trading partners are the United Arab Emirates, South Africa and China, and its limited exports to the US comprise mainly of tobacco and sugar.

"I will direct the Zimbabwean government to implement a suspension of all tariffs levied on goods originating from the United States," President Emmerson Mnangagwa said in a post on X.

This announcement was "intended to facilitate the expansion of American imports within the Zimbabwean market, while simultaneously promoting the growth of Zimbabwean exports destined for the United States," he said.

The total goods trade between the two countries amounted to $111.6 million in 2024, according to US government data.