U.S. Removes Tariffs on Key T&T Agricultural Exports

  • On November 16, 2025, the Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs advised that Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) will benefit from zero reciprocal tariffs on several qualifying agricultural products, including critical nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers entering the United States market.
  • This follows the signing of an Executive Order by President Donald Trump on November 14, 2025, modifying the scope of reciprocal tariffs applied under the U.S. tariff regime. The decision reverses the earlier action of April 2, 2025, when these items were removed from Annex II of Executive Order 14257 and subjected to a 15% tariff.
  • T&T will be among the beneficiaries, as the United States (U.S.)  will now impose zero tariffs on key nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers, including Anhydrous Ammonia, Urea, and Urea-Ammonium Nitrate (UAN). 
  • Currently, T&T maintains a multi-billion-dollar export relationship with the United States, its single largest trading partner for both imports and exports. In 2024, the sovereign exported approximately TT$3Bn in Anhydrous Ammonia, Urea, and UAN to the United States. These products will now enter the U.S. market duty-free, enhancing the competitiveness of its exporters and protecting jobs across the national value chain.
  • The update follows several months of engagement between Trinidad and Tobago and senior US officials. In August, local officials met representatives of the United States Trade Representative’s Office and the US Department of Commerce. Further, in September, Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and senior government officials visited Washington for discussions with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, where Trinidad and Tobago’s energy and food-security role was raised.
  • Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Sean Sobers noted that the tariff removal is expected to ease the impact of the earlier increases. He also noted that the Government will continue discussions with the United States to secure further tariff relief and expand market access for energy and non-energy exports.

(Sources: Ministry of Foreign & CARICOM Affairs and CNC3)