U.S. Tariffs on Mexican, Canadian, Chinese Goods To Take Effect in March
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February 27, 2025 Hour: 1:42 pm
Within 24 hours, Trump changed his mind and decided to bring forward the implementation of tariffs.
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that tariffs on Mexico and Canada will take effect on March 4 if fentanyl trafficking is not “seriously limited.” On the same day, the United States will implement additional 10% tariffs on China.
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“Drugs are still pouring into our country from Mexico and Canada at very high and unacceptable levels. A large percentage of these drugs, many in the form of fentanyl, are made or supplied by China,” he said.
“We cannot allow this scourge to continue harming the U.S., and therefore, unless it is stopped or seriously limited, the proposed tariffs scheduled to take effect on March 4 will, of course, go into effect as planned,” he stated, adding that the second reciprocal tariffs will be implemented at the beginning of April.
In February, Trump decided to grant a one-month grace period for the implementation of tariffs so that Mexico and Canada could demonstrate progress in the fight against fentanyl and immigration.
On Wednesday, at the start of his first Cabinet meeting, Trump even seemed to indicate that all tariffs could be postponed until April 2. However, with today’s announcements, uncertainty over the direction of U.S. trade policy once again took center stage in international discussions.
In response, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reiterated the need to “keep a cool head” and expressed confidence in reaching an agreement with Trump to avoid the imposition of 25% tariffs on Mexican products starting in March.
On Thursday, Canadian Public Safety Minister David McGuinty and Immigration Minister Marc Miller, accompanied by Canada’s new fentanyl czar Kevin Brousseau, arrived in Washington to try to convince the Trump administration not to punish Canada with 25% tariffs.
They are scheduled to meet with Tom Homan, the U.S. border czar. Before starting this meeting, McGuinty declared that Canada is interested in a strong border that keeps the population safe. “This effort to engage with our American colleagues, to work on border issues and to cooperate will continue. We are moving forward and this is the message we are conveying to the new administration,” he said.
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Source: EFE
