The president of the United States, Donald Trump, signed on Monday two executive orders for impose 25 % tariff taxes to aluminum and steel imports.
“This is important, we are going to make the United States rich again,” said the ruler from the oval office, after making the order of tariff increase, which, which It will affect Mexico, Canada or Brazil.
The White House has said that tariffs will be applied globally and that there will be no exceptions to any country in imports of steel and aluminum.
“There will be no exceptions or exemptions. And it will be for all countries“Trump said, who revealed that in the next four weeks he will have meetings to analyze New tariffsand gave as an example vehicles, semiconductors or pharmaceutical products.
Canada is the main origin of the steel imported by the USfollowed by Mexico, South Korea, Brazil and Vietnam, according to data from the American Iron and Steel Institute. As for aluminum, the United States obtains almost two thirds of Canada’s supply, according to the aluminum association.
During his first term, in 2018, Trump imposed 25 % tariffs on steel imports and 10 % to aluminum, although he later granted exemptions to countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico.
Trump already advanced on Sunday that he intended to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum in statements to journalists aboard the presidential plane Air Force One, before attending the final of the Super Bowl in New Orleans (Louisiana).
Reciprocal tariffs
The US president has reiterated on Monday that he intends to announce in the next few days “Reciprocal tariffs” to equate the taxes that other countries apply to US exports.
“We do not want to hurt other countries, but they have taken advantage of for years and impose tariffs. most charge us and we have not done it. It is time to be reciprocal, “Trump added from the oval office.
He did not specify which countries will be affected by these reciprocal tariffs, although the president has repeatedly criticized 10 % that the European Union imposes on imported carswell above the 2.5 % that the United States applies.
The measure announced on Monday is a new example of its strategy to use tariffs, which on more than one occasion has described as “the most beautiful word in the dictionary”, As a negotiation tool To obtain concrete concessions not only in commerce, but also in matters of migration and security.
The pulse with Gustavo Petro
Last month, Trump announced tariffs to Colombian products After the refusal of the president of the South American country, Gustavo Petro, to accept a flight with deported migrants chained, but turned back when Colombia agreed to continue receiving deportation flights.
Also, last week, Trump announced that he would postpone for a month the application of a 25 % tariff that had announced all the products of Canada and Mexico, after an agreement with both countries to reinforce border control and Frann the traffic of fentanil and the arrival of migrants.
Trump, however, did impose an additional 10 % tariff on China, which adds to those already in force since his first mandate on products of the Asian giant, which led Beijing to announce more levies in retaliation.
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