How Much Will Trump’s Tariffs Cost U.S. Importers? - The New York Times


President Trump's expansive tariffs on imports will cost U.S. importers an additional $714 billion, significantly increasing the cost of goods for consumers.
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Source: Trade Partnership Worldwide analysis of Census Bureau trade data

Note: Figures are rounded and may not add up exactly to the total tally. The figures provided for China, Mexico and Canada are for the announced tariffs that target those countries specifically; they are also subject to tariffs on autos, steel and aluminum.

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It will cost an additional $714 billion to bring shoes, TVs and all other imports into the United States, a new analysis of trade data shows, as President Trump enacts an expansive wave of tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners.

Since entering office in January, Mr. Trump has placed a growing number of import taxes on products from Canada, Mexico, China and other nations, in addition to a range of goods that come from anywhere in the world. On Wednesday, he announced expansive tariffs on most nations in the world, just as new duties on cars were set to go into effect.

In many cases, new tariffs are being placed on top of other new tariffs — part of one of the most aggressive American trade policies in a century.

If the new rates were applied to everything the United States imported last year, the combined cost in tariffs to bring in all of those goods would be roughly 10 times what companies paid in 2024, according to a calculation from Trade Partnership Worldwide, an economic research firm in Washington.

In practice, trade patterns will likely change as a result of these policies, and countries may be granted exemptions as they negotiate with the Trump administration. But the magnitude of the increase in tariffs will likely remain high for most nations.

“These are staggering high tariffs that will have a major impact on costs for a wide range of products,” said Dan Anthony, president of Trade Partnership Worldwide. “Between the new rates and China-specific tariffs announced in February, cellphones alone would have faced $27.5 billion in extra import taxes based on these 2024 import values.”

Because of the compounding nature of many of the tariffs, rates for importing goods vary wildly for different countries. China, which was already subject to higher tariffs during Mr. Trump’s first term, jumped to nearly 63 percent from 11 percent. Mexico and Canada, which were spared by Wednesday’s announcement, jumped to 16 percent and 13 percent. Overall, the average tariff rate for goods entering the United States increased to 24 percent from 2 percent.

Some countries were spared even further. Ireland, for example, was hit with a 20 percent tariff given to all European Union members, but carve outs in Mr. Trump’s executive order for pharmaceutical goods — Ireland’s major export to the United States — meant the country’s average tariff rate increased minimally.

Change in trade-weighted average tariff rate

Among the 10 largest U.S. import partners

  • China

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 11.4% and would increase to 62.9% under Trump's tariffs.

  • Vietnam

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 3.8% and would increase to 48.4% under Trump's tariffs.

  • Taiwan

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 0.9% and would increase to 28.9% under Trump's tariffs.

  • Japan

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 1.5% and would increase to 24.0% under Trump's tariffs.

  • South Korea

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 0.2% and would increase to 23.4% under Trump's tariffs.

  • India

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 2.4% and would increase to 22.8% under Trump's tariffs.

  • Germany

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 1.4% and would increase to 19.2% under Trump's tariffs.

  • Mexico

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 0.3% and would increase to 15.9% under Trump's tariffs.

  • Canada

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 0.1% and would increase to 12.9% under Trump's tariffs.

  • Ireland

    The average tariff rate in 2024 was 0.2% and would increase to 3.8% under Trump's tariffs.

Source: Trade Partnership Worldwide analysis of Census Bureau trade data

The New York Times

Many countries have retaliated with tariffs of their own on American goods, with threats of more to follow. But even as nations wage a diplomatic battle, some companies have been rushing to bring in goods from overseas before the new tariffs take effect. Others have been racing to secure exemptions. But for many, the new costs will be unavoidable.

As companies and consumers will largely bear the higher cost of importing goods, Mr. Trump’s trade policies could come with a large economic toll. Consumer sentiment has begun to fall, inflation is expected to rise, and global stocks have been plunging. Even Mr. Trump has suggested that his policies could cause a recession.

Nevertheless, Mr. Trump suggested on Wednesday that more trade actions could follow.

See how the average tariff rate has changed across countries

Change in trade-weighted average tariff rate among countries with $1 billion or more of imports into the U.S., sorted by largest increase

China China11.4%62.9%+51.5Cambodia Cambodia7.0%54.9%+47.9Vietnam Vietnam3.8%48.4%+44.6Sri Lanka Sri Lanka10.1%53.6%+43.5Bangladesh Bangladesh15.1%51.6%+36.5Thailand Thailand1.6%35.8%+34.2Indonesia Indonesia4.9%34.9%+30.0Taiwan Taiwan0.9%28.9%+28.0Pakistan Pakistan9.6%37.5%+27.9Slovakia Slovakia2.4%26.6%+24.2South Korea South Korea0.2%23.4%+23.2Japan Japan1.5%24.0%+22.5India India2.4%22.8%+20.4Poland Poland1.4%21.7%+20.3Czech Republic Czech Republic1.2%21.1%+19.9Romania Romania2.4%22.1%+19.7Estonia Estonia1.1%20.6%+19.5Malaysia Malaysia0.6%19.7%+19.1Greece Greece2.8%21.2%+18.4Switzerland Switzerland0.6%18.5%+17.9Germany Germany1.4%19.2%+17.8South Africa South Africa0.3%18.1%+17.8Sweden Sweden1.4%18.9%+17.5Bulgaria Bulgaria2.1%19.5%+17.4France France1.2%18.4%+17.2Spain Spain1.9%18.5%+16.6Austria Austria1.4%18.0%+16.6Ukraine Ukraine1.3%17.8%+16.5Italy Italy2.2%18.6%+16.4Philippines Philippines1.4%17.4%+16.0Hong Kong Hong Kong1.0%16.9%+15.9Mexico Mexico0.3%15.9%+15.6Denmark Denmark0.6%14.5%+13.9Finland Finland0.8%14.6%+13.8Hungary Hungary1.3%14.8%+13.5Lithuania Lithuania1.1%14.5%+13.4Canada Canada0.1%12.9%+12.8Honduras Honduras0.5%13.2%+12.7Israel Israel0.1%11.9%+11.8Portugal Portugal2.5%14.0%+11.5Nicaragua Nicaragua1.3%12.7%+11.4Turkey Turkey3.3%14.7%+11.4United Kingdom United Kingdom1.0%12.1%+11.1Netherlands Netherlands0.7%11.8%+11.1Morocco Morocco2.9%13.7%+10.8Tunisia Tunisia2.1%12.6%+10.5Dominican Republic Dominican Republic0.4%10.4%+10.0Bahrain Bahrain4.7%14.6%+9.9El Salvador El Salvador0.9%10.7%+9.8Guatemala Guatemala0.9%10.6%+9.7Jordan Jordan0.1%9.8%+9.7New Zealand New Zealand1.1%10.7%+9.6Oman Oman2.5%12.1%+9.6Egypt Egypt1.9%11.2%+9.3Uruguay Uruguay8.7%17.7%+9.0Brazil Brazil1.3%10.0%+8.7Australia Australia0.1%8.8%+8.7Costa Rica Costa Rica0.1%8.5%+8.4U.A.E. U.A.E.2.3%10.6%+8.3Cote D'ivoire Cote D'ivoire0.0%8.2%+8.2Belgium Belgium0.9%8.6%+7.7Peru Peru0.1%7.3%+7.2Iceland Iceland0.3%7.3%+7.0Norway Norway0.6%7.0%+6.4Argentina Argentina1.0%6.6%+5.6Colombia Colombia0.1%5.2%+5.1Chile Chile0.0%5.0%+5.0Ecuador Ecuador0.4%5.2%+4.8Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago0.0%4.7%+4.7Singapore Singapore0.1%4.3%+4.2Slovenia Slovenia0.4%4.1%+3.7Ireland Ireland0.2%3.8%+3.6Qatar Qatar0.9%4.2%+3.3Russia Russia0.6%3.7%+3.1Ghana Ghana0.1%3.1%+3.0Angola Angola0.1%1.9%+1.8Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia0.4%2.1%+1.7Venezuela Venezuela0.1%1.4%+1.3Kazakhstan Kazakhstan0.6%1.9%+1.3Algeria Algeria0.1%1.3%+1.2Bahamas Bahamas0.2%1.4%+1.2Nigeria Nigeria0.1%0.8%+0.7Guyana Guyana0.1%0.5%+0.4Iraq Iraq0.1%0.3%+0.2Libya Libya0.1%0.3%+0.2Kuwait Kuwait0.1%0.3%+0.2 Show 76 more rows +

Source: Trade Partnership Worldwide analysis of Census Bureau trade data

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