Uncertainty continues due to Donald Trump’s threats to implement tariffs to any product that is not manufactured or manufactured within the borders of the United States. The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has imposed 25% tariffs on American products In response to the tax types of the same percentage as Donald Trump applied. Mexico, in the words of its president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has announced that they were also prepared for Trump’s impositions And what would they answer.
In the same line are other great partners Commercials of the United States, such as the countries of the European Union and China, who will also punish the United States if the tariffs announced by Trump are applied.
The president of the American announced during his investiture as 47th Head of State of the United States that would apply tariffs to all products that were not manufactured within their borders. Trump said these tariffs would be 100% for the so -called BRICS countries (The commercial company that form Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), and 25% for the rest of its commercial partners. Last week, the president of the United States He already announced the application of 25% tariffs to countries such as Canada and Mexico, 10% reduced those designed for China. In fact, Trump applied this measure after blaming these countries of, according to him, contributing to the entry of illegal and fentanyl immigrants in the United States.
Colombia was also threatenedespecially after its president, Gustavo Petro, refused to accept irregular immigrants deported by Trump who were sent to coffee lands. The president of the United States announced 25% tariffs when Petro refused to host deportened immigrants. However, the Colombian president finally ended up succumbing to the pressures and, for the moment, dodging the tariffs.
The responses to Trump tariffs have not been waiting
Canada was the first country that announced that it would respond to the tariff threat imposed by Donald Trump. After the president of the United States imposed 25% tariffs on Canada, Trudeau announced an response in the form of 25% economic impositions for US products. “We don’t want to be here,” “We haven’t asked for this,” said Trudeaubut said there was no other way to face the situation before Trump’s pressures.
Mexico also announced a plan to respond to tariffs imposed by Trump. “We have a plan A, a plan B, a plan C and even a Z Plan,” said Claudia Sheinbaum. After a telephone conversation between the two leaders, the Mexican prime minister announced that US tariffs were postponed at the moment.
Europe, also willing to answer
Given Donald Trump’s threats to impose high tariffs on the European Union, from the old continent he urges to respond with “firmness.” “We will not tolerate that tariffs arbitrarily and unfair to our products are imposed” announced the spokesman of the European Commission. The same person acknowledged that, for the moment, these threats poured by Donal Trump had not been carried out.
A reduction with China
Although Trump initially threatened to impose 100% and 25% tariffs on China’s products, You have finished applying a 10% rate only. This is due to the strong dependence of the United States to electronic components such as chips, manufactured in the great Asian giant. In addition to other necessary pieces for some of the star products of American companies such as Apple or Microsoft.
