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IRAQIRAQI AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS HIT BY TRUMP%u2019S 35% U.S. TARIFF,OIL EXEMPTh Iraq%u2019 s n o n - o i l e xpo rt s t o t h e Un it ed S tat e s , i n c l udi ng dat e s andambe r ri c e , ar e n o w s ubj e c t t o a 3 5 pe r c e n t tariff f o l l o w i ng a J u l y 3 1 ,2 0 2 5 , e x e c u ti v e o rde r by U. S . P r e s ide n t D o nald T r ump. T h e n e w rat e , w h i c h t o o k e ff e c t o n Augu s t 7 , r eplac e s an earl i e r plan t o impo s e a3 0 pe r c e n t tariff an n o u n c ed i n earl y J u l y . T h e tariff i s part o f abr oade r trade po l i c y targe ti ng do z e n s o f c o u n tri e s . C r ude o i l e xpo rt sfr om Iraq r emai n e x empt, pr e s e r v i ng e n e rgy fl o w s be t w e e n t h e t w onati o n s . I n 2 0 2 4 , Iraq e xpo rt ed ar o u nd $ 6 5 0 mi l l i o n i n n o n - o i l go odst o t h e Un it ed S tat e s , dri v e n large l y by agri c u lt u ral pr odu c t s . T h e n e wtariff s c o u ld impac t c ompe titi v e n e s s and s l o w Baghdad%u2019 s e ff o rt s t odi v e r s if y it s e c o n omy be y o nd o i l . Anal y s t s say t h e mo v e may pu s hIraq t o e xpl o r e alt e r nati v e mar k e t s o r trade part n e r s h ips w h i l er e e val uati ng it s e xpo rt s trat egy .h ttps : / / w w w . iraqi n e w s . c om/ iraq/ iraqi -agri c u lt u ral - e xpo rt s - h it -by - tr umps - 3 5 - u - s - tariff - o i l - e x empt /