A complete timeline of Trump's tariff implementation strategy across the globe
From steel to semiconductors, the president has imposed duties on countries, with more set to take effect Aug 1
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From steel to semiconductors, here's a look at Trump's global tariff rollout thus far.
Timeline:
Feb. 1: Trump signs an executive order to impose 10% tariffs on China and 25% tariffs on both Mexico and Canada. The executive order cited a national emergency over fentanyl smuggling and illegal immigration.
Feb. 3: Trump announces a 30-day pause on 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
Feb. 4: The 10% tariffs on all Chinese imports come into effect.
Feb. 10: Trump unveils plans to place a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports.
President Donald Trump signed executive orders imposing 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Feb. 13: The president signs a plan for the U.S. to look at implementing "reciprocal" tariffs against countries that tax or limit American imports.
Feb. 25: Trump orders a tariff probe into copper imports, signaling a potential trade announcement.
March 4: Trump imposes an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods, bringing the levy up to 20%. Separately, the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada take effect.
March 5: Following a meeting with automaker leaders Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, Trump grants a 30-day exemption on goods from Mexico and Canada.
March 12: The 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum take effect.
March 13: Trump threatens to impose a 200% tariff on European wines and spirits. The sky-high duty follows the European Union's move to place a 50% levy on American whiskey.
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March 24: Trump says he will place a 25% tariff on all imports from any nation that purchases Venezuelan oil or gas.
April 2: During a "Liberation Day" event, Trump announces a 10% universal tariff on all imports and "reciprocal" tariffs for a slew of countries.
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April 3: A 25% tariff on foreign-made cars comes into effect.
April 5: A 10% universal tariff on nearly all countries also takes effect.
April 9: Trump's higher "reciprocal tariffs" begin just after midnight. Hours later, the president says he is issuing a 90-day pause on those duties, except for China. Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods from 104% to 145%, the highest rate so far this year.
April 14: Trump says he is considering temporarily exempting the U.S. auto industry from tariffs, citing potential negative impacts on supply chains.
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May 3: A 25% duty on auto parts comes into play.
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May 4: Trump turns to Hollywood in his latest tariff threat and proposes a 100% duty on foreign-produced films.
May 8: The U.S. and U.K. announce a trade deal. Trump keeps a 10% minimum duty on U.K. goods in place.
May 12: Washington and Beijing agree to roll back tariffs for 90 days while their trade negotiators meet in Geneva. The U.S. brought tariffs from 145% down to 30%. Meanwhile, China dropped its 125% tariffs on U.S. goods to 10%.
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May 23: Trump says he will place a 25% tariff on all Apple products if the tech titan does not agree to make its iPhones in the U.S.
The president said he is also considering a potential 50% duty on European Union imports beginning June 1.
May 25: Following a discussion with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Trump says he will delay tariffs until July 9.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a press conference at the end of an EU summit in Brussels on Oct. 17, 2024. (Getty Images / Getty Images)
May 28: A U.S. federal court blocks some of Trump's tariffs. Within a few hours, the administration filed an appeal.
May 29: In an apparent victory for Trump, a U.S. federal appeals court allows the tariffs to remain in place while the legal process unfolds.
June 4: Tariffs on steel and aluminum double to 50%.
July 2: Trump announces a trade agreement with Vietnam. The deal puts a 20% tariff on Vietnamese exports to the U.S. and 40% duty on transshipping. The levy on transshipping applies to goods that were made in other countries and then sent to Vietnam as a hub for export. All U.S. goods exported to Vietnam will have zero tariffs applied.
July 7: The White House announces that it will extend the reciprocal tariffs pause from July 9 to Aug. 1.
Goods from South Korea and Japan are subject to a 25% import tax, according to trade letters Trump posted on social media.
Additionally, Trump said he would impose a 10% tariff on countries that "align themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS." The BRICS alliance includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa as well as Indonesia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates.
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July 8: The president pledges a 50% tariff on copper imports.
July 9: Trump announces a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods. The president singled out Brazil partly in retaliation for the ongoing prosecution of the country’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro.
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July 10: The president announces in a Truth Social post that he will impose a 35% tariff on Canada due to Ottawa's failure to stop the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.
July 12: Trump says the U.S. will place a 30% tariffs on the EU and Mexico in separate letters shared on Truth Social. The new levies are slated to take place on Aug. 1.
July 21: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he will travel to Stockholm next week for two days of trade talks with representatives from China. While most trade agreements carry an Aug. 1 deadline, the U.S. and China have until Aug. 12.
Bessent said the Aug. 12 date will likely be extended.
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Trump said he was considering a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the "not-too-distant future."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on April 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images / Getty Images)
July 22: Trump announces "perhaps the largest deal ever made" with Japan. The agreement includes a $550 billion Japanese investment in the United States. The deal also sets a 15% tariff on Japanese imports.
Following a meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines, Trump said a 19% tariff will be placed on the island country's exports. American goods shipped to the Philippines will not be charged a tariff.
Trump said U.S. products sent to Indonesia will not have a tariff, while Indonesian exports will face a 19% duty.
July 27: Trump announces a trade deal with the European Union following a meeting with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland. The two leaders agreed to a 15% tariff on imported goods.
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Von der Leyen said Europe will also purchase $150 billion worth of U.S. energy and invest $600 billion in the U.S. economy.
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July 30: Trump announces a 25% tariff on India citing "obnoxious" trade policies and a "massive trade deficit."
Later in the day, Trump said he reached an agreement with South Korea for a 15% tariff on goods entering the U.S. Earlier in the month, Trump initially set the tariff rate at 25%.
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Separately, the president announced a trade deal with Pakistan, in which the two countries will work together to develop oil reserves.
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July 31: Following a phone call with Mexico's president, Trump said the two decided to extend the Aug. 1 deadline by 90 days in order to hold additional trade talks. That puts the new deadline to reach an agreement with Mexico at the end of October.
Trump raised import tariffs on goods from Canada to 35%, signaling a widening rift with America’s second-largest trading partner.
Trump signed an executive order that moved the tariff rates from taking effect on Aug. 1 to Aug. 7.
Aug. 3: Dominic LeBlanc, Canada’s lead on U.S. trade relations, said Prime Minister Mark Carney is likely to speak with Trump "over the next number of days" as the two countries work to resolve a trade impasse.