Donald Trump announced Thursday that he had agreed with his Mexican counterpart Claudia Sheinbaum to extend customs duties currently imposed on Mexican products, while threatening to take the surcharge to 30%.
This is equivalent to maintaining customs tasks of incoming products in the United States outside the North American Free Trade Agreement (Aceum) and specific customs customs tasks on automotive, steel and 25%aluminum tasks.
An additional deadline that occurs 24 hours after the president said there is no postponement.
Therefore, Mexico City and Washington will seek an “long -term” agreement on customs duties, Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum said. Claudia Sheinbaum and Donald Trump received a phone call that the president of Mexico described in X as “very good” because he opens the door in search of an agreement by dialogue.
25% customs tasks in the car
The United States is the main trading partner in Mexico. The two countries, as well as Canada, are obliged by the North American Free Trade Agreement (Aceum). “We have avoided the increase in customs tasks announced for tomorrow (Friday) and obtained 90 days to build a long -term agreement thanks to dialogue,” wrote the president of the left.
The Mexican leader has sent several officials in recent days to Washington in recent days to try to reach a commercial agreement.
If Mexico has managed to escape the general customs tasks of 30% in its exports at the moment, its automotive sector will be subject to customs duties of 25% when in May it has obtained that Washington reduces them to 15%.
Source: BFM TV
