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US China trade spat hit seafood

US seafood importers’ tariff tab in Trump’s trade war with China passes $422m

US importers paid another $103.6 million during the first six months of 2020 to cover tariffs on Chinese seafood. Frozen tilapia again rang up the biggest bill

By Jason Huffman | Aug. 12, 2020 16:50 BST
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Another $103.6 million was spent to cover the cost of tariffs imposed by the president Donald Trump administration on seafood imported from China in the first six months of 2020, reveal data provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) per request from Undercurrent News. [...]

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