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A sharp focus of the Trump administration’s recent trade salvo has been tackling what it calls “non-tariff barriers”—bureaucratic hurdles that obstruct U.S. exports without the use of direct duties.
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Economists are also calling for calm regarding the fallout of the tariffs.
Beef is displayed for sale at a butcher shop in Melbourne, Australia on April 4, 2025. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
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