Dhaka, Aug. 8 -- Dozens of countries face higher levies on their exports to the US now that Donald Trump's latest wave of country-specific tariffs has come into force.
The sweeping "reciprocal" rates announced by the White House a week ago - just before a previous 1 August deadline was due to elapse - were in place as of a minute past midnight Washington time on Thursday.
Just before midnight, Trump claimed on social media that billions of dollars would start flowing into the US as a result of the tariffs.
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