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Here’s what will get more expensive from Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

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On Saturday, President Donald Trump made good on his promise to impose steep tariffs on America’s three largest trading partners — Canada, China and Mexico — citing a national emergency on the flow of fentanyl and undocumented immigrants into the United States.

The action, which is expected to take effect on Tuesday, includes a 25% duty on all imports from Mexico and most goods from Canada (there’s a 10% carve-out for energy-related items such as crude oil), and an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods imported into the United States.

Trump has used and promised to employ tariffs for three primary purposes: to raise revenue, to bring trade into balance and to bring rival countries to the negotiating table.

However, economists warn that these moves negatively impact American businesses and consumers, many of whom are still reeling from the sharp rise in inflation in recent years.

Tractor trailers wait in line at the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge port of entry on the US-Mexico border in Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on December 20, 2024.

The US Chamber of Commerce warned Saturday that tariffs won’t solve the yearslong issues at the borders and instead threaten to “upend supply chains” and raise prices for American families.

“Consumers are going to be clearly worse off,” Sung Won Sohn, professor of finance and economics at Loyola Marymount University and chief economist at SS Economics, told CNN on Saturday.

“When you talk about a tariff, it’s an economic war; and in war, everybody loses,” he added. “But hopefully we will come to some better results and conclusions as a result of the pain and suffering that we will go through.”

About one-third of US imports come from the three countries Trump

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