The United States suspends almost all duties for imports from Mexico, which they have paid since this week. All goods from Mexico covered by free trade agreement with neighboring countries will be by April 2, 2025 liberated from dutieswrote US President Donald Trump on his social network Truth Social on Thursday. TASR reports this based on AFP and DPA reports.
Commercial Agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, USMCA) They signed the participating countries in 2020 during Trump’s first term. Trump already granted Wednesday (5. 3.) US car manufacturers for one month exception from duties. The White House announced that car makers will not have to pay any duties for products that come from Mexico or Canada during this period and meet the rules on the origin under the USMC Agreement.
Washington introduced with effect from Tuesday (4. 3.) duties of 25 % on the import of goods from Mexico and Canada. According to the US President, duties have to force both neighboring countries to They have intensified their efforts to combat illegal migration and smuggling Fentanyl to the US. Trump wanted to impose 25 % import duties on all goods from Canada and Mexico since 1 February, but after negotiating with the leaders of these countries, he postponed their effectiveness by about a month.
