WASHINGTON, April 3. /TASS/. Russia is not included in the list of the 185 countries, subject to US customs duties under the principle of reciprocity.
The list of nations, whom Washington suspects of using protectionist measures against US goods, was sent to journalists by the White House in connection with US President Donald Trump’s speech.
The document mentions a number of former Soviet republics. For example, the US will charge 27% duty on goods from Kazakhstan, which earlier introduced a 54% tariff on US goods, and 31% - from Moldova (61%). Goods from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will be subjected to 10% tariff.
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent said Russia was not included into the list, because US sanctions have de-facto stopped bilateral trade.
"Russia was not included in the list of countries that were subject to tariffs because the US does not trade with Russia. The country is currently under US sanctions," he told Fox News.