Trump signed a decree imposing 25% duties on car imports from April 3.

On Wednesday, April 2, US President Donald Trump signed a decree imposing 25% duties on imports of passenger cars, light trucks and auto parts. This follows from the data on the website of the American Federal Register.

Duties will be effective from April 3 for finished cars, and for auto parts — no later than May 3. Trump justified this measure by the need to protect "national security."

The document also prescribes the creation of a mechanism to expand the list of taxable goods in order to avoid circumvention of new restrictions.

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On March 26, US President Donald Trump announced the introduction of 25% duties in the United States on all cars and trucks manufactured outside the country. He clarified that these measures will come into force on April 2 and will be added to the existing ones. The White House estimates that approximately $100 billion in annual duties will be collected.