2025’s tariff roller coaster: A timeline
20
JANUARY
President Trump announces plans to introduce new tariffs on America’s three largest individual trading partners: Canada, Mexico, and China.
26
JANUARY
President Trump threatens 25% tariffs on all imports from Colombia. Colombia announces a retaliatory 25% increase in tariffs on U.S. goods.
01
FEBRUARY
President Trump imposes a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% tariff on imports from China beginning Feb. 4.
03
FEBRUARY
President Trump announces a 30-day pause on tariffs against Canada and Mexico but threatens new tariffs against the European Union.
04
FEBRUARY
China announces a 15% levy on U.S. coal and liquefied natural gas products and 15% tariffs on crude oil and large-engine cars, to take effect Feb. 10.
10
FEBRUARY
President Trump announces new steel and aluminum tariffs beginning March 12 and removes exemptions that were in place in tariffs originally imposed in 2018.
13
FEBRUARY
President Trump announces he will soon introduce “reciprocal” tariffs that match the tariffs other countries have introduced against the U.S.
25
FEBRUARY
President Trump directs the Commerce Department to study a potential tariff on copper imported into the U.S.
01
MARCH
President Trump directs the Commerce Department to consider potential tariffs on timber and lumber.
03
MARCH
Canada announces tariffs of 25% on $30 billion of American goods to take effect March 4, with 25% tariffs on another $125 billion of goods to take effect over the next three weeks.
05
MARCH
President Trump announces a one-month pause in tariffs on cars entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico.
06
MARCH
President Trump announces a one-month postponement of 25% tariffs on some imports from Canada and Mexico.
10
MARCH
A 15% tariff by China on American poultry, beef, pork, and soybeans takes effect.
12
MARCH
The EU promises retaliatory tariffs on American industrial and farm products. Canada announces additional retaliatory tariffs on more than $20 billion of U.S. imports to take effect March 13.
13
MARCH
President Trump threatens to impose a new 200% tariff on wine, champagne, and liquor from Europe.
24
MARCH
President Trump announces a 25% tariff on all goods imported into the U.S. from countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela, to take effect April 2.
26
MARCH
President Trump announces 25% tariffs on auto imports beginning April 3.
02
APRIL
In an announcement billed by the White House as “Liberation Day,” President Trump announces a vast series of tariffs, including a 10% baseline tariff on all imports from nearly all countries effective April 5 and higher rates for many more nations effective April 9.
03
APRIL
Canada announces a 25% tariff on vehicles imported from the U.S. into Canada.
04
APRIL
China announces it will impose a 34% reciprocal tariff on all U.S. imports effective April 10.
09
APRIL
China announces an additional tariff of 50% on American goods, bringing the total tax on American imports into China to 84%, effective shortly after the U.S.’ higher reciprocal tariffs take effect. Just hours later, however, the Trump administration announces a 90-day suspension for most countries’ imports. The notable exception is China, for which tariffs are raised to 125%.
10
APRIL
The Trump administration clarifies that the 125% tariff on Chinese imports is in addition to a previously imposed 20% tariff on China. The EU announces a 90-day pause on its retaliatory steel and aluminum tariffs.
11
APRIL
China announces that tariffs on U.S. imports will rise to 125% effective April 12. The Trump administration says that electronics will be exempt from reciprocal tariffs, but does not specify for how long, and later says that some Chinese electronics remain subject to the new tariffs.
14
APRIL
President Trump indicates he may pause auto industry tariffs.
29
APRIL
President Trump eases some of the 25% tariffs on cars and auto parts.
04
MAY
President Trump threatens to impose a 100% tariff on foreign films.
08
MAY
The U.S. and U.K. announce a preliminary deal in which the U.S. would reduce tariffs on steel and cars and the U.K. would drop its tariffs on American beef and ethanol, although the 10% U.S. tariff on all British imports would remain in place.
12
MAY
The U.S. and China announce that U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports would fall to 30% and Chinese tariffs on American imports would be reduced to 10% for an initial 90-day period.
23
MAY
President Trump threatens to impose a 50% tariff on EU imports beginning June 1 and a 25% tariff on iPhones manufactured outside the U.S.
25
MAY
President Trump says he will delay his threatened 50% tariffs on EU imports until July 9.
28
MAY
The Court of International Trade blocks many of the Trump administration’s tariffs on other countries.
29
MAY
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issues a stay of the Court of International Trade decision while it considers the Trump administration's appeal.
04
JUNE
President Trump says tariffs on imported steel would double, from 25% to 50%.
11
JUNE
President Trump announces a “framework deal,” subject to final approval by him and President Xi of China, that would keep in place China’s 10% tariffs on goods imported from the U.S. and 55% U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports.
20
JUNE
The Supreme Court declines a motion by plaintiffs to fast-track an appeal of the Court of International Trade's decision, leaving President Trump's tariffs in place while lower court proceedings continue.
