How Trump's trade war is upending the global economy
Here is a timeline of the major developments:
1 February: Donald Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Mexican and most Canadian imports and 10% on goods from China, demanding they curb the flow of fentanyl and illegal immigrants into the United States.
3 February: Donald Trump suspends his threat of tariffs on Mexico and Canada, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement. The US does not reach such a deal with China.
7 February: Donald Trump delays tariffs on de minimis, or low-cost, packages from China until the Commerce Department can confirm that procedures and systems are in place to process them and collect tariff revenue.
10 February: Donald Trump raises tariffs on steel and aluminum to a flat 25% "without exceptions or exemptions".
3 March: Donald Trump says 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada will take effect from 4 March and doubles fentanyl-related tariffs on all Chinese imports to 20%.
5 March: He agrees to delay tariffs for one month on some vehicles built in Canada and Mexico after a call with the CEOs of General Motors and Ford and the chair of Stellantis.
6 March: Donald Trump exempts goods from Canada and Mexico under a North American trade pact for a month from the 25% tariffs.
26 March: Donald Trump unveils a 25% tariff on imported cars and light trucks.
2 April: Donald Trump announces global tariffs with a baseline of 10% across all imports and significantly higher duties on some of the US' biggest trading partners.
9 April: Donald Trump pauses for 90 days most of his country-specific tariffs that kicked in less than 24-hours earlier following an upheaval in financial markets that erased trillions of dollars from bourses around the world.
The 10% blanket duty on almost all US imports stays in place.
Mr Trump says he will raise the tariff on Chinese imports to 125% from the 104% level that took effect a day earlier. This pushes the extra duties on Chinese goods to 145%, including the fentanyl-related tariffs imposed earlier.
13 April: The US administration grants exclusions from steep tariffs on smartphones, computers and some other electronics imported largely from China.
22 April: The Trump administration launches national security probes under Section 232 of the Trade Act of 1962 into imports of both pharmaceuticals and semiconductors as part of a bid to impose tariffs on both sectors.
9 May: President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announce a limited bilateral trade agreement that leaves in place 10% tariffs on British exports, modestly expands agricultural access for both countries and lowers prohibitive US duties on British car exports.
12 May: The US and China agree to temporarily slash reciprocal tariffs. Under the 90-day truce, the US will cut the extra tariffs it imposed on Chinese imports to 30% from 145%, while China's duties on US imports will be slashed to 10% from 125%.
13 May: The US cuts the low value "de minimis" tariff on China shipments, reducing duties for items valued at up to $800 (€680) to 54% from 120%.
23 May: Donald Trump says he is recommending a straight 50% tariff on goods from the European Union starting on 1 June.
He also warns Apple it would face 25% tariff if phones it sold in the US were manufactured outside of the country.
25 May: Mr Trump backpedals on his threat to slap 50% tariffs on EU imports, agreeing to extend the deadline for talks until 9 July.
28 May: A US trade court blocks Mr Trump's tariffs from going into effect in a sweeping ruling that the president overstepped his authority by imposing across-the-board duties on imports from US trade partners.
The Trump administration says it will appeal the ruling.
29 May: A federal appeals court temporarily reinstates the most sweeping of Mr Trump's tariffs, pausing the lower court's ruling to consider the government's appeal, and orders the plaintiffs in the cases to respond by 5 June and the administration by 9 June.
3 June: Mr Trump signs an executive proclamation activating a hike in the tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50% from 25%.
12 June: Donald Trump warns at the White House event that he may soon hike auto tariffs, arguing that could prod automakers to speed US investments.
3 July: Mr Trump says the US will place a 20% tariff on many Vietnamese exports, with trans-shipments from third countries through Vietnam facing a 40% levy.
6 July: The US President says on Truth Social that countries aligning themselves with the "Anti-American policies" of BRICS will be charged an additional 10% tariff.
7 July: Mr Trump says on Truth Social the additional higher duties announced in earlier months will kick in with delay on 1 August, as the US closes on completion of several trade deals.
In letters sent to 14 countries including Japan, South Korea and Serbia, he says he will introduce tariffs between 25% and 40% from 1 August.
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