Trump doubles import duties on goods from China

The President USA Donald Trump, accusing Beijing of failing to combat drug trafficking, doubled import duties on goods from China from 10% to 20%. This was announced on March 4 on the official сайте The White House.

"In recognition of the fact that the PRC has not taken adequate steps to mitigate the drug trafficking crisis, section 2(a) of Presidential Decree 14195 is hereby amended by deleting the words "10%" and inserting the words "20%," the decree says.

According to Trump, the failure of the Chinese government to take measures to curb the steady influx of synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, into the United States poses an unusual threat, the source of which is largely located outside the United States.

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Earlier, on February 27, Trump said that the decision to impose tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China from March 4 remains valid. He clarified that China will also be subject to an additional tariff of 10% from this date.On February 10, Trump stated that there would be href="https://iz.ru/1836635/2025-02-10/tramp-zaavil-o-vvedenii-s-10-fevrala-poslin-v-25-na-aluminii-i-stal " target="_blank">duties of 25% have been introduced on steel and aluminum imported into the United States. Such duties were imposed on products of those countries that had previously imposed retaliatory restrictions on American products.