US EditionTrump says 25% tariff for medium and heavy duty trucks to start Nov. 1
The 25% tariffs target medium and heavy trucks to protect domestic manufacturers amid rising imports, with some models from Mexico tripling since 2019, government data shows.
- President Donald Trump said on Monday that 25% tariffs on imported medium-and heavy-duty trucks will start on November 1, 2025.
- A Commerce Department probe earlier this year under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act found grounds for tariffs using national security authority.
- After an initial Oct 1 timetable slipped, Detroit's major automakers lobbied to delay tariffs, while Stellantis sought a waiver to avoid up to 25% duties on over 200,000 Ram 2500 and 3500 trucks from its Saltillo plant, warning costs could reach $2 billion.
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce warned against new truck levies, noting Mexico’s exports average 50% U.S. content while Ford Motor Company backed the tariffs as pro-manufacturing.
- The move follows a flurry of tariffs enacted this year, including 50% tariffs on steel, aluminum and copper, and a 25% tariff on imported automobiles and auto parts earlier in 2025; legal challenges to some levies will reach the U.S. Supreme Court in November.
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Trump expands 25% truck tariff to include medium-duty vehicles, moves date to Nov. 1
United States President Donald Trump said Monday that all medium and heavy-duty trucks entering the U.S. from other countries will face a 25% tariff starting Nov. 1. The duty will have a significant impact on Mexico as the country is the largest exporter of medium and heavy-duty trucks to the United States. Trump announced that the 25% tariff will take effect next month on his Truth Social account. He didn’t give any indication that trucks made …
Trump issues 25% tariff on heavy trucks
A significant tariff will soon be placed on heavy-duty trucks, President Donald Trump announced. Starting on Nov. 1, the United States will impose a 25% tariff on medium- and heavy-duty trucks, Trump wrote in a Monday, Oct. 6 social media post on Truth Social. Trump previously pledged that the tariff would begin on Oct. 1. “In order to protect our Great Heavy Truck Manufacturers from unfair outside competition, I will be imposing, as of October …
Trump imposing new 25% large truck tariff from November 1
President Donald Trump said that all medium and heavy-duty trucks imported into the US will face a 25% tariff rate starting November 1, a significant escalation of his effort to protect US companies from foreign competition.
The instrument will enter into force on 1 November.
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