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North Macedonia
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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Mar 17, 2026 11 facts
claimRegarding digital trade, North Macedonia agreed not to impose a digital service tax and to support the adoption of a permanent moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
claimInu Manak notes that for North Macedonia, the tariff rate remains higher than it was before April 2, 2025.
claimUnder the Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade, North Macedonia agreed to eliminate all duties on U.S. industrial and agricultural goods.
claimNorth Macedonia committed to “ensure that international procurement obligations benefit only those countries that have taken on the same commitments” within the Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade.
claimThe economic security commitments in the Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade with North Macedonia include supply chain resilience, addressing nonmarket practices and duty evasion, investment screening, and export controls.
claimNorth Macedonia has committed to begin purchasing U.S. liquified natural gas (LNG) once the new gas interconnector between North Macedonia and Greece is completed.
claimThe United States agreed to exempt specific, yet-to-be-identified products from the reciprocal tariff rate in the Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade with North Macedonia, in accordance with Executive Order 14346.
claimThe Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade with North Macedonia contains no commitments on nontariff barriers, other than a commitment to work to address certain Macedonian barriers in unidentified “priority areas” and to hold “consultations” to address barriers to U.S. agricultural products.
claimNorth Macedonia agreed to adopt high environmental standards, address labor issues, and discuss intellectual property protection, including on geographical indicators, as part of the Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade.
claimThe Framework for an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade with North Macedonia does not mention modifications to 232 sectoral tariffs.
claimForeign Minister of North Macedonia Timčo Mucunski stated that the United States will retain a reciprocal tariff of 15 percent on products from North Macedonia, while identifying specific products for which tariffs will be reduced to zero percent.
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claimNorth Macedonia supports its textile and wine sectors by providing zero-interest loans and utilizes the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA), the Open Balkan initiative, and the Berlin Process to encourage intra-regional trade.