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President Trump clarifies EU travel ban does not include tradePresident Trump clarifies EU travel ban does not include trade

US President Donald Trump has clarified that a 30-day travel ban from Europe to the US to combat the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) does not include trade as the original address implied.

Marcus Hand, Editor

March 12, 2020

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This story updates from the earlier headlined story -  President Trump's coronavirus Europe to US travel ban includes trade and cargo 

President Trupm announced on Wednesday evening a 30-day ban on most foreign nationals coming from 28 European countries to the US from Friday. The ban excludes the United Kingdom.

In a Twitter post following the national TV address Trump said "Hoping to get the payroll tax cut approved by both Republicans and Democrats, and please remember, very important for all countries & businesses to know that trade will in no way be affected by the 30-day restriction on travel from Europe. The restriction stops people not goods."

The original speech appeared to imply that trade and cargo would be included in the ban. “These prohibitions will not only apply to the tremendous amount of trade and cargo but various other things once we get approval. Anything that comes from Europe to the United States is what we are discussing,” President Trump said in the televised national address.

In terms of the travel ban a statement from the US Department of Homeland Security said: “Today President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Proclamation, which suspends the entry of most foreign nationals who have been in certain European countries at any point during the 14 days prior to their scheduled arrival to the United States.”

The ban does not apply to legal permanent residents, and in most cases immediate family members of US citizens, and other individuals who are identified in the proclamation. 

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The travel ban covers the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

The full address from President Trump can be viewed below starting from the 25 minutes 8 seconds mark.

 

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About the Author

Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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