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Trump tariffs


12 hrs ago
Donald Trump at a campaign rally pointing to the right of the picture. The BBC Verify logo is in the top righthand corner.

Would Donald Trump’s taxes on trade hurt US consumers?

What could happen if Donald Trump drastically increases tariffs as he has promised to do?

12 hrs ago
US & Canada
13 Sep 2024
Temu package on floor in apartment building lobby

New US shipping rules target China's Shein and Temu

Shein and Temu have been able to ship packages under $800 to the US without facing tariffs.

13 Sep 2024
US & Canada
7 Jul 2024
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

'Protectionism eroding global business' - world trade chief

The boss of the World Trade Organization warns the global economy is facing numerous challenges.

7 Jul 2024
World
15 May 2024
Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China

Biden quadruples tariffs on Chinese electric cars

The White House said they were a response to unfair policies and intended to protect US jobs.

15 May 2024
Business
17 Apr 2024
US President Joe Biden speaks at Mill 19, a former steel mill being developed into a robotics research facility, on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University on January 28, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Biden calls for tripling tariffs on Chinese metals

It is the latest protectionist policy to be embraced by the White House in an election year.

17 Apr 2024
Business
1 Mar 2024
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai

US says falling trade with China could be positive

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai says steep drop in trade with China "isn't necessarily negative".

1 Mar 2024
Business
19 Dec 2023
A worker takes a sample of molten iron flowing from steelworks in Duisburg, Germany.

Europe and US extend trade truce over Trump tariffs

The Biden administration pauses levies on EU steel and aluminium until after the US election.

19 Dec 2023
Business
23 Mar 2023
Xi and Biden shake hands

US firms 'more negative' about doing business in China

Five years since the trade war started, American firms seem less inclined to invest in China.

23 Mar 2023
Business
9 Dec 2022
US President Donald Trump sparked a wave of trade fights after he announced tariffs on steel and aluminium

WTO says Trump's steel tariffs broke trade rules

The US said it disagreed with the ruling and would not remove the border taxes.

9 Dec 2022
Business

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