US EditionMexico Says It Will Reciprocate After Trump Doubles Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
- Mexico announced it will reciprocate after U.S. President Trump doubled steel and aluminum tariffs to 50 percent on June 5, 2025.
- The tariff increase followed unresolved issues in trade, security, and migration despite existing U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreements.
- Mexico's government emphasized the unfair impact of the tariffs, stressing close collaboration with the U.S. On security and trade matters.
- President Sheinbaum called the 50 percent tariff hike "unfair" and confirmed Mexico may announce protective measures for its steel and aluminum sectors.
- This tariff escalation risks straining bilateral relations and challenges Mexico’s steel and aluminum industries due to higher import costs.
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Mexico Says It Will Reciprocate After Trump Doubles Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum
President Trump’s order doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50% took effect Wednesday. In response, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum accused Trump of violating the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and said Mexico would soon announce countermeasures. President Claudia Sheinbaum: “If there is no agreement, we will be announcing measures next week, because our responsibility is, first, to protect employment, Mexican w…
Mexico City, 4 Jun (EFE).- The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, considered that the increase from 25% to 50% of tariffs on steel and aluminum by the United States, which came into force on Wednesday, is a measure that “does not have legal support,” as well as reiterating that it is “unfair,” so she will seek to reach an agreement with Washington. “From our perspective, it has no legal support. Because there is a trade agreement. It is bei…
Mexico will take “measures” of protection if an agreement is not reached with Donald Trump’s government to eliminate 50 percent tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminum, said President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday, June 4. The president pointed out that tariffs on steel and aluminum are unfair because Mexico imports more than it exports to the United States. “(The tariffs) have no legal basis because there is a trade treaty (the TMEC). It is bein…
After Trump up to 50% tariff on steel and aluminum, President Sheinbaum claims that this measure is unfair, unsustainable and illegal.
“Mexico has to protect itself and strengthen itself, we do not agree, we do not believe it is fair, nor sustainable, because everything is expensive and we hope to reach an agreement,” he said. He assured that work will continue to reach an agreement with the US; dialogue will continue with the Steel and Aluminium Chambers; and that the Mexico Plan will continue to be promoted By Drafting Mexico, June 5.- President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said t…
Jaime GUERRERO President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that the measure imposed by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to increase tariffs on steel and aluminium to 50 percent, for everyone, represents, for Mexico, an unjust and unsustainable measure. “In the case of Mexico, first, it is unfair, number one [...] The post We do not agree, it is unjust and unsustainable: Sheinbaum on 50% increase in tariffs on steel and aluminium by t…
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