- The Taliban has a 10,000% tariff on DVDs of the film“Lone Survivor.”
- Italy has a 30% tariff on canned Chef Boy-ar-Dee products. No one ever took the blame for this.
- In response to talk of annexation, Greenland has retaliated with a 2,000% tariff on American seal blubber.
- For uttering a joke about the Supreme Leader during trade negotiations, the Islamic Republic of Iran demands $2,000 to cover the costs of your funeral.
- Albania and France impose a 50% fee on all of Liam Neeson’s tourism-killing “Taken” movies.
- Mexico adds a 25% fee on “Casamigos” tequila imports, excepting Clooney-autographed bottles.
- Prior to your “pre-import” meeting with Kim Jong-un, drop the names of three NBA stars and you will only have to kiss the beloved North Korean leader’s ring…
- On 5-day old sushi from the USA, Japan offers no barriers or tariffs at all.
- Manufacturers of “transgender swimwear” have been waiting for a customs decision from Pakistan for three years.
…and the NUMBER ONE QUIRK in the INTERNATIONAL TRADE and TARIFF LANDSCAPE is…
- The president has fast-tracked a zero tariff policy on all imported high-pressure shower heads.
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