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South African President Cyril Ramavusa criticized the mutual tariff for US President Donald Trump to his country and clashed in the account he supports, saying he was not an accurate explanation for the facts.

Trump sent a message to Ramavusa on Monday, July 7, and informed him that the Brex of South Africa will face a 30 percent mutual tariff of August 1, 2025, to reflect the commercial barriers that the United States said. Trump sent similar messages to 13 other countries.

In a statement, Ramavusa said that South Africa’s understanding of commercial data is that the average tariff for imported goods is 7.6 percent, but more than three quarters of American goods entered zero percent “the tariff of the most preferred country.”

Ramavusa said that South Africa “will continue its diplomatic efforts towards a more balanced and useful trade relationship” with the United States.

He also welcomed what he said was the Trump administration’s commitment to review the mutual tariff by 30 percent once the negotiations are concluded.

“We had years to discuss our commercial relationship with South Africa, and we concluded that we must stay away from this long and long -term deficit, which is born by the South Africa tariff, non -tariff policies, policies and commercial barriers,” Trump wrote in his message. “Our relationship was, unfortunately, far from mutual.”

The US President said that the average of 30 percent is “much lower than what is required to eliminate the variation of the trade deficit we have with your country,” and warned that any additional height from South Africa to customs duties will, in return, will be added, to the rate he set.

Trump continued: “We look forward to working with you as a commercial partner for many years.

“If you want to open closed trading markets so far to the United States, get rid of your Tarrif, policies, policies and commercial barriers, we will consider, perhaps, in amending this message.

“These definitions may be modified, up or down, depending on our relationship with your country.”

Trump had said earlier that any country “is in line with the anti -American policies of Brexes”, an economic group of developing countries, will face an additional tariff of 10 percent.

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