Trumps tullar träder i kraft: ”Största skiftet i vår livstid”

Tariffs during the second presidency of Donald Trump have reflected an escalation in protectionist trade policies in the United States, with President Trump announcing a series of high tariffs on imports from all other nations. Trump escalated an ongoing trade war with China, raising baseline tariffs on imports from the country to an effective 54% after April 9. He initiated a second trade war with Canada and Mexico by imposing a 25% tariff on most Canadian and Mexican goods, but later exempted all USMCA-compliant goods indefinitely. Trump framed these actions as a way to hold the countries accountable for contraband drug trafficking and illegal immigration, while also supporting domestic manufacturing. He later imposed a 25% tariff on imported steel, aluminum, and automotive products from all countries, with imported auto parts expected to follow. On April 2, a day Trump nicknamed "Liberation Day", Trump announced a 10% universal import duty on all goods brought into the US and higher rates on goods from 57 trade partners. The imposition of these duties, contentiously called "reciprocal tariffs" by the Trump administration, as well as retaliatory tariffs from other nations, resulted in an immediate stock market crash and bear market. According to the reciprocal tariff calculation formula released by the Trump administration, trade deficits are viewed as inherently negative and should be eliminated. The 10% baseline tariff took effect on April 5. The additional rates will begin on April 9. Canada, China, and the European Union have announced countertariffs, while other countries began negotiations to prevent additional trade disputes.