U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt room at White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025.
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President Donald Trump said that his team was discussing a 10% tariff on China and that the duty could take effect as early as Feb. 1.
“We’re talking about a tariff of 10% on China based on the fact that they’re sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada,” the president said, speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday evening.
“Probably Feb. 1 is the date we’re looking at,” he added.
Trump also noted on Tuesday that his team is talking about a tariff of “approximately 25%” on Mexico and Canada.
He made similar comments a day earlier, noting that levies on Mexico and Canada could take place as early as February.
“We’re thinking in terms of 25% (levies) on Mexico and Canada, because they’re allowing a vast number of people” over the border, he said on Monday.
While campaigning in 2024, Trump had threatened imposing tariffs upward of 60% on Chinese goods. As recently as November, he called for “an additional 10% Tariff” on China, according to a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated which countries would be subject to a 25% levy. Those nations are Mexico and Canada.