Trump has said he is considering 10 percent tariffs on China as soon as February 1.
US President Donald Trump speaks about AI infrastructure in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington.
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President Donald Trump has said his team is discussing 10% tariffs on China, and that the duties could take effect as early as February 1.
“We are talking about a 10% tariff on Chinese exports to Mexico and Canada,” the president told reporters at the White House on Tuesday evening.
“Maybe February 1 is the date we’re looking at,” he added.
Trump announced on Tuesday that his team was discussing tariffs of “roughly 25%” on Mexico and China.
The president’s latest comments come a day after he said he plans to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and China until early February.
“We are thinking about 25% (tax) on Mexico and Canada because they are allowing more people across the border,” he said.
In the year While campaigning in 2024, Trump threatened to impose tariffs of more than 60 percent on Chinese goods. As of November, he called for “an additional 10% tariff” on China, a post On the social media truth social.
