Since his possession on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump has shaken the world with his tariff decisions. From the first day he confirmed the creation of the external income service, which would serve for the collection of tariffs and other modes of collection from abroad.
That same day, Trump said he would impose 25% tariffs to Canada and Mexico from February 1. On January 22, these last two countries reacted to Trump’s threat. On the 23rd of that month, Putin entered the US president’s agenda with new commercial threats. On the 26th he also had a encounter with Colombia and threatened President Gustavo Petro with 25% of tariffs on all imports, decision reverted a few hours later.
The first days of February were key too. The first day of the month signed an executive order to make effective the taxes of 25% to the imports of Mexico and Canada and 10% to the products brought from China. The US paused for 3 days the tariffs to Mexico on the third day of that month. On February 9, Trump announced the imposition of levies on steel and aluminum imports; The next day, he signed the order to make the decision effective.
On February 13, the president announced a decision to impose reciprocal tariffs on all countries and opened a new chapter of the commercial war. February 26 and 27the president delayed until April the entry into force of tariffs to Mexico and Canada, but a day later he retracts and confirms them to enter into force on March 4.
The first days of March, the president announced tariffs on agricultural products, as well as the entry of 25% tariffs on their commercial partners, although it limited the tax on Canada’s energy to 10%.
The last days of March, Trump threatened the European Union with tariffs of 200% on alcoholic beverages; He imposed a 25% tariff on countries that buy oil to Venezuela; And on March 28, he said he will negotiate on the encumbrances.
