By John Revill

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland is continuing discussions with the United States about reducing potentially crippling import duties, its government said on Friday, as the country’s gold industry warned exports of gold bars to the U.S. could be severely impacted by a 39% tariff.

The tariff talks in Washington are being led by Helene Budliger Artieda, head of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), and come after the import levy – among the highest of any applied under President Donald Trump’s global trade reset – took effect on Thursday.

A last-ditch Swiss trip led by President Karin Keller-Sutter failed to produce a better deal.

“Discussions with the United States are ongoing,” SECO said in a statement to Reuters on Friday. “The discussions have consistently foc

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