Switzerland Slammed With 39% Tariff Rate in US Trade Blitz

WATCH: US President Donald Trump will impose a 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland. Zoe Schneeweiss reports.Source: Bloomberg

Donald Trump will impose a 39% tariff on imports from Switzerland, one of the steepest levies globally which threaten to leave the country’s key exports reeling.

The outcome — detailed in an executive order Thursday — is higher than the 31% tariff rate Trump had threatened to levy in April and dashes hopes that the country would secure a more favorable deal.