Announcement
26 Mar 2025
In March 2025, the United States announced a 25 percent tariff on imported automobiles and specific automobile parts under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
Source
Number of interventions
4
4 certainly harmful
0 likely harmful
0 liberalising
Implementation date
03 May 2025
Revocation date:
No revocation date
On 24 March 2026, the International Trade Administration published a notice in the Federal Register opening the April 2026 inclusions window for submissions to add additional automobile parts to th...
Implementation date
03 Apr 2025
Revocation date:
No revocation date
Recent update from 24 Mar 2026:
On 24 March 2026, the International Trade Administration published a notice in the Federal Register opening the April 2026 inclusions window for submissions to add additional automobile parts to th...
Announced: 28 May 2026
United States of America: U.S. Administration implements tariff-related elements of the Trade and Security Agreement with Chinese Taipei
Clarification: 12 Feb 2026
United States of America: US Administration's commitments under the U.S.-Chinese Taipei Agreement on Trade & Investment
Announced: 03 Dec 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration implements tariff-related elements of the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment Deal
Announced: 13 Nov 2025
United States of America: US Administration's commitments under the U.S.-Korea Strategic Trade and Investment agreement
Announced: 24 Sep 2025
United States of America: Implementation of the U.S.-EU Framework on an Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced Trade
Announced: 04 Sep 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration issues Executive Order on “Implementing the United States–Japan Agreement”
Announced: 28 Jul 2025
United States of America: US Administration’s commitments under the "U.S.–EU Cooperation Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair and Balanced Trade"
Postponed: 07 Feb 2026
EU: Consolidated countermeasures package against US tariffs, including import and export restrictions (July 2025, temporarily suspended)
Announced: 23 Jul 2025
United States of America: US Administration's commitments under the "U.S.–Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement"
Announced: 03 Jul 2025
India: Notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions and obligations towards the United States (July 2025)
Announced: 29 May 2025
Republic of Korea: KODIT provides KRW 260 billion in guarantees to Hyundai Motor Group's suppliers affected by US tariffs
Announced: 09 May 2025
Japan: Notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions towards the United States
Announced: 08 May 2025
United States of America: US Administration's commitments under "Economic Prosperity Deal" with the United Kingdom
Postponed: 01 May 2026
United States of America: U.S. Administration modifies tariffs on imported automobile parts to support domestic assembly
Clarification: 06 May 2026
United States of America: Commerce Department concludes the Section 232 investigation into national security risks of truck imports
Announced: 09 Apr 2025
Republic of Korea: Emergency Response Measures for Strengthening the Automobile Ecosystem
Announced: 03 Apr 2025
Canada: Government announces tariffs on automobile imports from the U.S.
Announced: 03 Apr 2025
Japan: Government announces support to SMEs from automotive supply chain affected by the US tariffs
Announced: 25 Feb 2025
United States of America: U.S. Administration announces 50% tariffs on copper products and its derivatives to address national security concerns
Announced: 23 May 2018
United States of America: National security investigation into imports of automobiles and parts
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