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<blockquote data-quote="newfie" data-source="post: 6099100" data-attributes="member: 58700">it appear those penquins have been more productive than our liberal friends thought .The Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI), an Australian external territory located in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, are uninhabited and have no permanent human population or significant economic infrastructure. As a result, they do not engage in conventional trade in the way populated regions do. However, recent discussions around U.S. tariffs imposed in April 2025 have brought attention to reported trade figures, which appear to stem from mislabeled or misinterpreted data.According to available information, the U.S. Census Bureau and World Bank data have recorded small amounts of trade with HIMI in recent years. Specifically, the U.S. reportedly imported $1.4 million USD worth of goods from the islands in 2022, primarily categorized as &quot;machinery and electrical&quot; products. In the five years prior (2017–2021), annual U.S. imports from HIMI ranged between $15,000 and $325,000 USD. For 2023, exports to the U=myriad were valued at approximately $413,000 USD, while imports from the U.S. were around $21,600 USD. In 2024, U.S. imports from HIMI were reported at $200,000 USD, with exports to the islands remaining minimal or unspecified.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="newfie, post: 6099100, member: 58700"] [B]it appear those penquins have been more productive than our liberal friends thought .[/B] T[I]he Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI), an Australian external territory located in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean, are uninhabited and have no permanent human population or significant economic infrastructure. As a result, they do not engage in conventional trade in the way populated regions do. However, recent discussions around U.S. tariffs imposed in April 2025 have brought attention to reported trade figures, which appear to stem from mislabeled or misinterpreted data. According to available information, the U.S. Census Bureau and World Bank data have recorded small amounts of trade with HIMI in recent years. Specifically, the U.S. reportedly imported $1.4 million USD worth of goods from the islands in 2022, primarily categorized as "machinery and electrical" products. In the five years prior (2017–2021), annual U.S. imports from HIMI ranged between $15,000 and $325,000 USD. For 2023, exports to the U=myriad were valued at approximately $413,000 USD, while imports from the U.S. were around $21,600 USD. In 2024, U.S. imports from HIMI were reported at $200,000 USD, with exports to the islands remaining minimal or unspecified.[/I] [/QUOTE]

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