US tariffs on Mexico, Canada delayed after talks

U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico over the weekend, but those are on hold after Trump spoke with each country's leader.

February 3, 2025

Roy GraberAnn Reus

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U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico over the weekend, but those are on hold after Trump spoke with each country's leader.

Trump had imposed a 25% additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on imports from China, effective February 1. Trump said he took this action to hold these three countries “accountable to their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into our country.”

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