The Heard Island and McDonald Islands have been hit with a 10% tariff.
The islands are located in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean more than 2,500 miles off the coast of Australia, and their population consists of seals and penguins, and they have no imports or exports to the US.
Nevertheless, the businessmen that Trump is considering this inappropriate and a threat to the US budget, so he decided to impose a 10% tarrif on this. Obviously, this will bankrupt the country since their economy will tumble from zero to zero.
The other nations at threat are:
Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Svalbard is an archipelago with a population of fewer than 3,000 people. It houses a Russian coal-mining settlement, according to The Washington Post. Jan Mayen, an island in the Arctic Ocean near Greenland has no permanent residents, only 18 people who operate a weather station and airfield. Neither island had any trade with the U.S. last year. The Trump administration has imposed 10% tariffs on Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Norfolk Island: Norfolk Island is an Australian territory in the South Pacific Ocean with a population of just over 2,000 people. It had $200,000 worth of imports by the U.S. in 2024, yet it’s facing 29% tariffs, far more than the 10% tariffs imposed on the Australian mainland.
Falkland Islands: A British territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Falkland Islands are facing 41% tariffs, compared to 10% for Britain
Now read this and keep telling me Trump knows what he does!