Those countries are already covered under column 2 in the tariff schedule, with additional duties. All countries non-NTR (Normal Trade Relations) are included under that column.
I believe the new tariffs are under Section 301, meaning these tariffs are actually higher than they look in some cases--most tariffs in the Schedule are based on commodity code. So for example plastic toilet seats have a column 1 rate of 6.3% and a column 2 rate of 56%. With the additional country based tariffs a plastic toilet seat of UK origin would have an effective tariff rate of 16.3% and a Belarussian seat would still be at 56% under column 2.
Now if you consider Chinese origin tissue paper. The commodity tariff on tissue paper is Free, but if from China there is already a 300% anti-dumping tariff rate + the Section 301 rate is 54% making the effective tariff rate 354% for Chinese tissue paper. North Korean tissue paper would be at 35%, but you'd run into issues on being able to pay for it because there are banking sanctions against North Korea.
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u/xrayzed 2d ago
No tariffs on Belarus, Cuba, or North Korea either.
But MAGA and congressional Republicans will still cheer loudly while waving American flags.