A White House official on Friday confirmed that imports from Japan, like those from the European Union, will be exempt from tariff stacking, meaning the United States will not add a new 15 percent rate set for the Asian country on top of preexisting duties.The confirmation came a day after Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said U.S. President Donald Trump's team had acknowledged that his executive order on so-called reciprocal duties signed last week was inaccurate and did not properly reflect a trade deal Tokyo and Washington struck on July 22.The official, who declined to be na…READ FULL ARTICLE
