Exemption

Trump grants Hungary one-year exemption from Russian energy sanctions

Donald Trump has granted Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions for buying Russian oil and gas, a White House official told CNN Friday, after Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the US President in Washington. For months, Trump has berated European Union countries for continuing to buy oil and gas from Russia, saying this …

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Egypt Independent November 12, 2025

Trump’s crackdown on Chinese imports has now ended a key shipping exemption – and millions of Americans will soon feel the impact

Many Americans might not have felt major effects from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs – until now. That’s because a major shipping loophole expired at one minute past midnight on Friday. The de minimis exemption, as it’s known, allowed shipments of goods worth under $800 to come into the US duty free, often more or …

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Egypt Independent May 2, 2025