US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, US, January 21, 2025.
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President Donald Trump said his team is discussing imposing a 10% tariff on China, and that the tariffs could go into effect as early as February 1.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Tuesday evening, the president said: “We are talking about a 10% tariff on China based on the fact that they are sending fentanyl to Mexico and Canada.”
“Maybe February 1 is the date we are looking forward to,” he added.
Trump also indicated on Tuesday that his team is talking about “about 25%” tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
He made similar comments the day before, suggesting that tariffs on Mexico and Canada could be imposed as early as February.
“We are considering imposing a 25% (fee) on Mexico and Canada, because they allow a large number of people” to cross the border, he said on Monday.
While campaigning in 2024, Trump threatened to impose tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese goods. Last November, Trump called for imposing an “additional 10% tariff” on China, according to his post. On his social media platform Truth Social.
revision: An earlier version of this story misstated which states would be subject to the 25% tax. Those countries are Mexico and Canada.