Washington may subject the most widely traded gold bullion bars in the United States to country specific import tariffs, according to a ruling on the U.S. Customs and

A US move to put tariffs on imports of gold bars is unleashing fresh turmoil in the bullion market, with prices spiking in New York as dealers brace for a major reordering of global trade flows.

The first casualty of the imposition of a hefty 39-percent tariff on Swiss imports into the United States may be gold refining after it emerged certain gold bars would face