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title: "CEIC Article: Trump's looming tariff threats on Canada, Mexico and China"
description: Less than two weeks after his inauguration, President Trump followed through on his promises and announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as a 10% tariff on Chinese imports.
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# Trump's looming tariff threats on Canada, Mexico and China

Less than two weeks after his inauguration, President Donald Trump followed through on his promises and announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, as well as 10% tariff on Chinese imports.

At the last minute, Mexico and Canada managed to strike deals to avoid these levies – for now; these will be reviewed in a month. The tariffs could hit roughly 40% of total US imports, with the potential to impact global trade patterns and reignite inflation.

For a holistic picture that frames potential future developments in this space, CEIC has assembled historic data on the former NAFTA partners – and the related China-US trade relationship.

[**For Canada, oil and vehicles are the sectors most at stake**](https://insights.ceicdata.com/Canadas-trade-relationship-with-the-US-as-Trump-tariffs-threaten-oil-autos). These categories account for more than half of total Canadian exports to the US. In Mexico, machinery and transport equipment account for 60% of exports to the US ([**which have increased by 50% during the past decade**](https://insights.ceicdata.com/Three-key-economic-flows-to-Mexico-at-risk-from-Trump)).

![](https://info.ceicdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Canadian%20exports%20to%20the%20US%20by%20sector%20(2)-png.png?width=1435&height=491&name=Canadian%20exports%20to%20the%20US%20by%20sector%20(2)-png.png)

![](https://info.ceicdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Mexico%20foreign%20investment%20remittances%20and%20exports%20(1)-png-1.png?width=1455&height=498&name=Mexico%20foreign%20investment%20remittances%20and%20exports%20(1)-png-1.png)

After the initial trade dramas in Trump's first term, [**both China and the US strengthened cooperation** ](https://insights.ceicdata.com/How-US-China-Trade-Changed-Under-Trump-and-Biden)with other trading partners. The US trade deficit and Chinese trade surplus with the rest of the world have expanded simultaneously.

![](https://info.ceicdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Trade%20balances%20of%20China%20and%20US%20with%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20world-png.png?width=1461&height=500&name=Trade%20balances%20of%20China%20and%20US%20with%20the%20rest%20of%20the%20world-png.png)

We have also identified the [**US sectors with the most exposure to Chinese imports**](https://insights.ceicdata.com/China-US-trade-dependent-sectors-apparel-machinery-and-processed-oils) and the Chinese sectors most reliant on the US market.

![](https://info.ceicdata.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Trade%20dependence%20between%20China%20and%20the%20US%20by%20industry%20(2)-png.png?width=1461&height=500&name=Trade%20dependence%20between%20China%20and%20the%20US%20by%20industry%20(2)-png.png)

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