The imposition of “Reciprocal tariffs” that the United States imposed on imports from almost everyone, As of April 2, It will affect half of the value exported by Bolivia to that country in 2024, warned this Friday the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE).
IBCE manager, Gary Rodríguez, presented a document prepared by the technical management of the entity, based on official US information, indicating that, “considering the 263 exported products to the US market In 2024, for 271 million dollars, The affectation of the tariff increased by 10% to Bolivia will affect almost half of the exported value ”, pointed out.
In that sense, the affected products are the chestnut (Brazil walnut without peel), quinoa, sugar, Precious metal jewelry articles, coffee without toast or decaffeinar, natural or regenerated leather manufactures and wooden frame seats, among others.
He clarified that they are free of such tariff collection traditional exports, such as Tin without alloy, antimony oxides, wolframio, other antimony and manufactures, refined copper, alloy raw silver, tin alloys, bismuth and manufactures, and fuel oil; while, on the side of the Non -traditional exports, They will not be affected with the new tariff, the Profile wood, sawn or rough, molded tablets and floors for parquet; Printed, books and the like.
“While we are worried, as many, the way in which the current international agreements have been proceeded – The benefit of doubt remains on the bottom of the measure of the president of the United States (Donald Trump), understanding that the spirit of the Executive Order points to equate the competition conditions, eliminating tariff overprotections, non -tariff barriers, paraarancelaria and others that contradict the objective of making international trade a large Instrument for development, For the benefit of all members of the multilateral trade system, ”said Rodríguez, at a press conference.
Among the “lessons learned” in the crisis for the rise of tariffs in the US, Rodríguez said that “If Bolivia has negotiated free trade agreements -As recommended the IBCE in the past- opening complementary megamercados such as the European Union, Asian countries or the US himself, Today we would be less vulnerable And we would have better negotiation capacity, However, we do not even have diplomatic relations with the US since 2008, something that should be amended, ”he said.
