President Donald Trump finally made good his threat to impose trade tariffs on major trading partners of the US.
Those threats, which date back to the campaign period ahead of the US presidential election in 2024, were imposed on some nations on March 4, 2025. The Trump-led administration imposed 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico, whereas imports of Canadian energy would get charges of 10%. Coming to China, the US added an extra 10% to the February tariff, making it 20% for the affected goods.
Mixed public reactions and retaliatory actions (or rhetoric) from the government of the affected countries followed that decision. For instance, without delay, the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, announced that Canada would hit back with tariffs of 25% on US goods worth CAD 155 billion (which is about USD 107 billion). Mexico is also getting set to retaliate against the US tariff imposition.
The US government announced a month delay for tariffs on Mexican and Canadian products that are covered by North America’s free trade treaty and granted vehicle makers a one-month exemption.
Below are some countries and goods most affected by Trump-induced US tariffs.
US imports from Canada
According to data from the US International Trade Administration reproduced by World Economic Forum (WEF), the imports of the US from Canada are worth $413 billion. The most imported items and their percentages are shown below, with items classified as ‘’Others’’ topping the list and closely followed by Oil and Gas.
US imports from Mexico
The total imports of the United States from Mexico are put at $506 billion. The specific items imported and their percentages are captured below. Clearly, transportation equipment and unspecified items recorded as ‘’Others’’ dominate the imports of the US from Mexico.
US imports from China
The US imported goods worth $439 billion from China. Seen as a trading giant, China is one of the major exporters to the US, meaning the trade tariffs imposed by Trump’s government will also affect it seriously. Below are the items imported and their percentages, with ‘’Others’’ and Computer and electronic products making up the top two categories of imported items.
