Countries need to allow in more US products to bring down tariffs, Lutnick says

Lutnick told CNBC television a day after Trump announced a 10% global baseline tariff and steep reciprocal duties that the discussions had been going on for more than a month.
"The key is, will they take our agricultural products? Will they treat us fairly? Can they treat us fairly? And the answer is, over time, that is going to be yes," Lutnick told CNBC television. "American products are going to be better sold elsewhere in the world."
Lutnick said that he did not believe that countries would be able to win exemptions from the tariffs, and it will not be "effective for the world to retaliate" against the U.S. But the Trump administration would engage in discussions to find ways to treat U.S. goods more fairly.
This includes ways to eliminate trade barriers such as those posed by value-added tax, which Lutnick said acted as subsidies for exports. He added that at least one trade minister offered to allow U.S. vehicles to access similar subsidies, without identifying the country.
"I expect most countries to start to really examine their trade policy towards
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