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When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on January 20 next year, one of the first things economists expect him to do is enact at least some of the tariffs he promised while on the campaign trail.

As a candidate, Trump said he would impose 10 percent to 20 percent tariffs across the board on imports, and 60 percent on imports from China.

Economists expect him to start with tariffs targeting a few countries, including China and other trading partners such as Canada, Mexico and the European Union.

“He will at least threaten them with the tariffs and if they don’t negotiate to his liking, Trump will put them on,” Gary Hufbauer, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, tells Al Jazeera.

And while he expects “fairly stiff tariffs” on imports from China, Hufbauer says there will likely be exceptions for billionaires who supported …

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