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most-favoured-nation clause

Also known as: MFN, most-favoured-nation clause, most-favoured nation, most favored nation, Most Favored Nation, most-favored-nation

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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Inu Manak, Allison J. Smith · Council on Foreign Relations Mar 17, 2026 12 facts
measurementIEEPA tariff collection ended on February 24, 2026, and was replaced with temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which is applied on top of existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
measurementIEEPA tariff collection ended on February 24, 2026, and was replaced with temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which is applied on top of existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
measurementFollowing the end of IEEPA tariffs on February 24, 2026, the United States replaced them with temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which is applied on top of existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
measurementFollowing the end of IEEPA tariff collection on February 24, 2026, the United States replaced them with temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which are applied in addition to existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
measurementThe collection of IEEPA tariffs ended on February 24, 2026, and was replaced by temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which is applied in addition to existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
measurementOn February 24, 2026, the collection of IEEPA tariffs ended and was replaced with temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which is applied in addition to existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
claimThe tariff rate applied to Ecuadorian goods under the Agreement Between the United States and the Republic of Ecuador on Reciprocal Trade is consistent with the Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rate found in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS).
accountIEEPA tariff collection ended on February 24, 2026, and was replaced with temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which is applied in addition to existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
measurementIEEPA tariff collection ended on February 24, 2026, and was replaced by temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which is applied on top of existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
claimThe 10 percent Section 122 tariff rate is applied in addition to existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) tariff rates.
accountOn February 24, 2026, the United States replaced IEEPA tariff collections with temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which is applied on top of existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
accountThe United States ended IEEPA tariff collection on February 24, 2026, replacing them with temporary Section 122 tariffs at a rate of 10 percent, which are applied in addition to existing Most Favored Nation (MFN) rates.
Why the US and the WTO should part ways - CEPR cepr.org VoxEU Jun 25, 2025 3 facts
claimThe United States currently violates almost all of its tariff bindings and the fundamental Most Favoured Nation (MFN) provision of the World Trade Organization.
claimChina's trade practices violated the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) principle because China did not extend the same courtesy to other WTO members.
claimBilateral trade deals pursued by the second Trump administration, such as those with the United Kingdom and China, violate the most-favoured nation (MFN) non-discrimination clause found in Article I of the GATT because these deals are not applied to all WTO members.
Transatlantic Trade, the Trump Disruption and the World ... - ECPS populismstudies.org Kent Jones · European Center for Populism Studies Jan 20, 2026 2 facts
claimDonald Trump announced tariffs against nearly every country while abandoning negotiated WTO tariff commitments and the Most Favored Nation (MFN) clause.
referenceThe most-favoured-nation clause in the GATT required non-discrimination among trading partners, tariff binding through trade liberalization treaties, and the peaceful resolution of trade disputes to prevent trade wars.
Tariffs: Estimating the Economic Impact of the 2025 Measures and ... richmondfed.org Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Apr 2, 2025 1 fact
referenceThe benchmark Average Effective Tariff Rate (AETR) of 2.2 percent incorporates World Trade Organization (WTO) most-favored-nation (MFN) tariffs, China-specific tariffs imposed during the 2018-19 period, and other tariff measures or exemptions in effect.
History of tariffs in the United States - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact
accountIn 2000, President Bill Clinton collaborated with Republicans to grant China entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) and provided China with 'most favored nation' trading status, which entitled China to the same low tariff rates as other WTO members.
International Trade Agreements and U.S. Tariff Laws everycrsreport.com EveryCRSReport.com May 12, 2025 1 fact
referenceArticle I of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) requires members to accord each other most-favored-nation (MFN) status, which prohibits members from giving more favorable tariff treatment to some trading partners but not others, with exceptions for certain FTAs or unilateral concessions for developing countries.