alt Hacker NewsHeard Island and McDonald Islands, two Australian territories inhabited only by penguins, get singled out for a 10% tariff.
Norfolk Island, an Australian community of 3000 with no exports to the US, gets its own 29% tariff. They're expecting a tourism boost from the publicity.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump...
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MetaWhirledPeas • 04/03/2025
You jest, but I wonder if this is to stop shenanigans like claiming your business operates from there just to dodge tariffs.
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rukuu001 • 04/03/2025
Once again they proceed far beyond the reach of satirists
Interestingly enough the census (which I believe is the source the WH used) https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/country.xlsx does show trade with Heard & McDonald. Also reflected on the webpage: https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/index.html#H
Now what the underlying items are that were traded? Not sure. Guessing you can dig it up in AES https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/aes/index.html but have not been able to figure that out. Let me know if you do.