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PRESIDENT Donald Trump has vowed that his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will still come into effect on Tuesday despite the nations last-ditch efforts to convince a halt.

Canada and Mexico on Friday tried to show Trump they are working to slow the flow of opiods over their borders into the US by the March 4 deadline.

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Trump has previously said that tariffs against Mexico and China would go into effect on March 4Credit: AFP

China is also facing an extra 10% import duty from Tuesday after a bizarre attempt to label the US tariff demands as “blackmail,” according to Reuters.

The president had originally announced massive 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports from February 3.

But they were paused for a month after Canadian and Mexican leaders held last-minute callls with Trump to plead with the US president and promise to provide more resources to protect the border.

For the past few weeks, its been unclear whether the Trump administration would reimplement the charges.

However the president revealed his renewed battle with Mexico and Canada in a post on Truth Social on Thursday.

He said drugs like fentanyl are being made in China and pouring into America from Mexico and Canada, leading him to enforce the trade rules to stop the “scourge” on the country.

“Therefore, until it stops, or is seriously limited, the proposed TARIFFS scheduled to go into effect on MARCH FOURTH will, indeed, go into effect, as scheduled,” Trump wrote.

In an exclusive chat with The U.S. Sun, Aron Solomon, Chief Strategy Officer at Amplify, explained what products from the three targeted countries would be hit.

“If we’re talking about China, we could see tariffs on electronics, machinery, or raw materials—things that end up affecting prices across a bunch of industries,” Solomon said.

Canada? It’s more complicated.

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“The tariffs are more likely to hit things like lumber, oil, or agricultural products.

“Groceries? Yeah, if they’re affected, imported eggs and produce could get pricier.”

Solomon added: “Tariffs usually mean higher prices for consumers, at least in the short term.

“But it all depends on what’s actually getting taxed.”

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Trump had posted on his Truth Social platform Thursday morning that illicit drugs are “still pouring into our Country from Mexico and Canada at very high and unacceptable levels.

“We cannot allow this scourge to continue to harm the USA, and therefore, until it stops, or is seriously limited, the proposed TARIFFS scheduled to go into effect on MARCH FOURTH will, indeed, go into effect, as scheduled.”

He added that his reciprocal tariff policy, which will add a charge to products from all countries matching the charge they add to US products, are still on track to be imposed on April 2.

The president’s new announcement differed slightly from the previous timeline he laid out.

Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for commerce secretary, was expected to determine the appropriate tariff levels for each country by April 1.

During a cabinet meeting in the White House, Trump said the planned tariffs would take place on April 2, adding “for everything.”

“I’m not stopping the tariffs,” he told reporters.

“Millions of people have died because of the fentanyl that comes over the border.”

Canada’s Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said the country was working hard to stop fentanyl flowing in to America.

“I think there is an understanding that we have doubled down on our efforts for our own sake, to make sure there is zero fentanyl crossing the border and that we work together to control illegal immigration,” Champagne said on Wednesday.

“I think Canada is prepared to do its part.

“I think this is well understood by our colleagues in Washington and we’ll continue to make that point.”

Why has Trump hit China with tariffs?

DONALD Trump signed an executive order promising to hit Chinese imports to the US with a tariff of 10%. But, why did he propose the levies?

Trump believes China has not done enough to stop the production of chemicals used to make the drug fentanyl.

China has slammed Trump for the claim and described fentanyl as America’s problem.

The country also said the tariffs are a “serious violation” of the World Trade Organization rules.

China is therefore filing a lawsuit with the WTO against the US for “wrongful practice”.

China serves as a major supplier of auto parts to the US.

Phones and computers along with other key electronic devices were also in the top imports from China last year, according to Commerce Department Data.

In 2023, the US imported around $427 billion worth of products from China in total, according to the US Census Bureau.

Data reveals that 78% of all smartphones imported from the US came from China.

Trump’s tariff threat has sparked fears of price rises for fashion items and toys.

Beijing has responded by outlining its own tariffs on American goods, sparking fears of an all-out trade war between the two powerhouses.

Justin Trudeau at a press conference.

Originally, Trump had suspended tariffs threats on the condition that Canada and Mexico improve their border securityCredit: Reuters
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