section_path: Trade conflicts by country/Asia/Singapore
section_name: Singapore
paragraph_text: Singapore
  
  On April 2, 2025, Trump imposed a 10% tariff on all goods coming from Singapore. At an address to the Singapore Parliament on April 8, Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong stated "what the U.S. is doing now is not reform" and "it is rejecting the very system it created." He also stated that "these measures will accelerate the fracturing of the global economy." He also announced the creation of a national task force to support businesses and workers affected by the tariffs.
  
  On April 8, 2025, the Singaporean prime minister's office stated that it would not retaliate on U.S. tariffs. On the same day, a new task force on US tariffs, composed by Singapore's economic agencies, as well as the Singapore Business Federation, Singapore National Employers Federation and the National Trades Union Congress, was announced. The task force held its first meeting on April 16, 2025, and was chaired by Gan Kim Yong alongside other political figures such as Desmond Lee, Josephine Teo, Tan See Leng, Chee Hong Tat, Lim Ming Yan, Ng Chee Meng and Tan Hee Teck.