U.S. Tariff Timeline

Last updated: October 23, 2025

Follow the evolving trade landscape with confidence

We'll highlight key changes as they unfold, helping shippers follow the evolving trade landscape with confidence. Each update is placed in context, making it easier to grasp the bigger picture at a glance.

The U.S. administration has leveraged two key trade law enforcement authorities to impose tariffs in 2025:

  • The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
    Authorizes the President to "regulate" certain economic transactions, including imports, in response to declared emergencies concerning certain "unusual and extraordinary" threats to national security, foreign policy, or the economy.
  • Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232)
    Authorizes the President to impose import restrictions—such as tariffs—if the Secretary of Commerce determines a product "is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security."

Follow all current reciprocal tariff rates and updates with our U.S. Reciprocal Tariff Tracker.

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Date Authority Country Commodity Description
2/1/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Canada All goods; energy products
  • Executive order issued imposing a 25% tariff on imports from Canada, 10% tariff on energy products, effective February 4, 2025.
2/1/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) China All goods
2/1/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Mexico All goods
  • Executive order issued imposing a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico, effective February 4, 2025.
2/3/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Canada All goods; energy products
2/3/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Mexico All goods
2/4/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) China All goods
2/5/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) China All goods
2/10/2025 Section 232 (steel & aluminum) All Steel and aluminum
  • Proclamations issued extending the 25% tariff on steel (including derivatives) to all countries and increasing the 10% tariff to 25% on aluminum (including derivatives), effective March 12, 2025.
3/4/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Canada All goods; energy products
  • 30-day pause on tariff increase for products from Canada ends. 25% tariff goes into effect for imports from Canada, 10% tariff on energy products.
3/4/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Mexico All goods
  • 30-day pause on tariff increase for imports from Mexico ends and 25% tariff goes into effect.
  • *On July 12, 2025, President Trump announced that the 25% tariff would increase to 30% on August 1, 2025; however, the President announced a 90-day pause on the 30% tariff on July 31, 2025. The U.S. government has not officially published a notice about the 30% tariff increase.
3/4/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) China All goods
  • 10% tariff on all goods from China increased to 20%, effective February 4, 2025.
3/7/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Canada USMCA-qualifying goods
  • Amended executive order and fact sheet issued exempting USMCA-qualifying goods from Canada, effective March 7, 2025.
  • Tariff lowered from 25% to 10% for any non-qualifying USMCA energy products and potash from Canada.
3/7/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Mexico USMCA-qualifying goods
  • Amended executive order and fact sheet issued exempting USMCA-qualifying goods from Mexico, effective March 7, 2025.
  • Tariff lowered from 25% to 10% for any non-qualifying potash from Mexico.
3/12/2025 Section 232 (steel & aluminum) All Steel and aluminum
  • 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum (including derivatives) imported from all countries go in effect.
3/26/2025 Section 232 (auto & auto parts) All Automobiles and auto parts
  • Proclamation and fact sheet issued imposing 25% tariff on automobiles and certain automobile parts, effective for automobiles on April 3, 2025, and no later than May 3, 2025, for auto parts.
  • Special tariff exemptions for USMCA-compliant auto parts and for the value of US content embedded in autos imported under USMCA.
4/2/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) China All goods
  • White House issues fact sheet and amends executive orders from February 1 and February 5 to end de minimis treatment for low-value shipments from China, effective May 2, 2025.
4/2/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) All (except Canada & Mexico) Most goods
  • 10% baseline tariff announced for most countries, effective April 5, 2025.
  • Country-specific tariffs to go into effect April 9, 2025, for countries listed in Annex 1 of the executive order.
4/3/2025 Section 232 (auto & auto parts) All Automobiles
4/4/2025 Section 232 (steel & aluminum) All Beer & empty aluminum cans
4/5/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) All (except Canada & Mexico) Most goods
4/8/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) China All goods
  • 34% country-specific tariff increased to 84% on all goods from China, effective April 9, 2025.
4/9/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) All (except Canada & Mexico) All goods
  • Country-specific tariffs (except China) paused for 90 days (until July 9, 2025). A 10% tariff applies to most countries.
  • The 84% country-specific tariff on all goods from China increased to 125%, effective April 10, 2025.
4/10/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) China All goods
  • The 125% country-specific tariff on all goods from China in effect.
  • Both the IEEPA fentanyl tariff of 20% and country-specific tariff of 125% apply to all goods imported from China for a total of 145%.
4/11/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) All Semiconductors; smartphones; consumer electronics
  • Memorandum issued excluding certain semiconductors, smartphones, and consumer electronics from the tariffs announced on April 2, 2025.
4/29/2025 IEEPA; Section 232 All All goods; steel & aluminum; auto & auto parts
  • Executive order revising if and how certain tariffs are to be cumulatively applied and outlines a procedure to determine which tariffs are to apply to imports that are subject to multiple tariff actions.
  • Proclamation issued providing a partial credit for auto parts based on the value of a manufacturer’s U.S.-built vehicle.
5/2/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) China All goods
  • De minimis treatment for all low-value shipments imported from China ends.
5/3/2025 Section 232 (auto & parts) All Auto parts
5/12/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) China All goods
  • 125% tariff on goods from China lowered to 10% for a 90-day period (until August 12, 2025), after which time the 10% tariff will increase to 34%.
  • Both the IEEPA fentanyl tariff of 20% and country-specific tariff of 10% apply to all goods imported from China for a total of 30%.
6/4/2025 Section 232 (steel & aluminum) All; United Kingdom Steel & aluminum
6/23/2025 Section 232 (steel & aluminum) All Steel derivative products
7/7/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) All (except Canada & Mexico) All goods
  • 90-day pause extended (to August 1, 2025) on country-specific reciprocal tariffs that were temporarily reduced to 10%
  • 10% tariff on goods from China remains unchanged and will increase to 34% on August 12, 2025.
7/30/2025 IEEPA (Brazil) All All goods
  • Executive order and fact sheet issued suspending de minimis treatment for shipments from all countries, effective August 29, 2025.
  • Exceptions: International postal shipments will continue to be duty free. If they are delivered by transportation carriers, they will be subject to duties based on the methodology outlined under Section 3 of the executive order.
7/30/2025 IEEPA (foreign threats) Brazil All goods
  • Executive order and fact sheet issued imposing a 40% IEEPA tariff on imports from Brazil, effective August 6, 2025.
  • Tariff stacking: Both the 40% Brazil tariff and 10% reciprocal tariff apply, totaling 50% for goods from Brazil. Applicable Section 232 tariffs do not stack.
  • Exceptions: Goods listed in Annex I of the executive order or 50 U.S.C. 1702(b) are not subject to the additional tariff. In-transit exception: See details outlined in Section 2 of the executive order.
  • Foreign Trade Zone: Must be admitted in privileged foreign status.
7/30/2025 Section 232 (copper) All Semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivatives
  • Proclamation issued imposing 50% tariffs on semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivatives, effective August 1, 2025.
  • Tariff stacking: Copper content subject to the Section 232 tariffs is not subject to the IEEPA reciprocal tariffs; non-copper content is subject to the IEEPA reciprocal and fentanyl tariffs. Goods subject to the Section 232 auto/auto parts tariffs are not subject to the Section 232 copper tariffs.
  • Foreign Trade Zones: Entries must be admitted in privileged foreign status.
  • Drawback: Not available for copper tariffs.
7/31/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Canada All goods
  • Executive order amended increasing the 25% IEEPA fentanyl tariff to 35% for non-qualifying USMCA goods imported from Canada, effective August 1, 2025.
  • Transshipments: 40% tariff replaces the 35% tariff if goods are found to have been transshipped to avoid the additional tariff and do not qualify for USMCA.
  • Energy products remain at 10% and potash that does qualify for USMCA remains at 10% for imports from Canada.
7/31/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) All All goods
  • Country-specific tariff rates adjusted for most countries, effective August 7, 2025.
  • Transshipments: Goods found to be transshipped to avoid the reciprocal tariff will be subject to a 40% tariff.
  • 10% “baseline” tariff applies unless replaced by a country-specific tariff.
8/1/2025 IEEPA (fentanyl) (migration) Canada All goods
8/1/2025 Section 232 (copper) All Semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivatives
  • 50% tariff goes into effect for semi-finished copper and intensive copper derivatives.
8/6/2025 IEEPA (Brazil) Brazil All goods
8/6/2025 IEEPA (Russian oil) India All goods
  • Executive order issued imposing a 25% IEEPA tariff on imports from India, effective August 27, 2025.
  • Tariff stacking: Both the 25% Russian oil tariff and 25% reciprocal tariff stack, totaling 50% for goods from India. Applicable Section 232 tariffs do not stack.
  • Exceptions: Goods listed in Annex ll of the executive order or 50 U.S.C. 1702(b) are not subject to the additional tariff. In-transit exception: See details outlined in Section 2(b) of the executive order.
  • Foreign Trade Zone: Must be admitted in privileged foreign status.
8/7/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) All (except Canada & Mexico) All goods
  • Country-specific tariff rates listed in Annex I of the executive order from July 31, 2025, go into effect.
  • 10% tariff remains for countries not listed in Annex I of the executive order.
8/7/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) EU & Japan All goods
  • Tariffs go into effect on products from the EU and Japan.
  • The reciprocal tariff is dependent on the Column 1/General duty rate (MFN rate). The rate will be zero if the MFN rate is greater than or equal to 15%. Goods with an MFN rate of less than 15% will be subject to the reciprocal and MFN tariffs to bring the total tariff to 15%.
8/11/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) China All goods
  • Executive order and fact sheet issued extending the 10% reciprocal tariff an additional 90 days (until November 10, 2025) for all goods from China.
8/18/2025 Section 232 (steel & aluminum) All Steel & aluminum
  • 407 additional Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) codes added to the Section 232 list of steel and aluminum derivative products subject to the 50% tariff, effective August 18, 2025.
  • The 50% tariff is applied to the value of the steel and aluminum content.
  • Tariff stacking: Only the non-steel/aluminum content is subject to the IEEPA reciprocal tariffs.
  • Drawback: Section 232 duties on steel and aluminum are not eligible for drawback.
8/27/2025 IEEPA (Russian oil) India All goods
8/29/2025 IEEPA (trade deficit) All All goods
  • De minimis exemption suspended for imports from all countries.
  • Exceptions: International postal shipments will continue to be duty free. If they are delivered by transportation carriers, they will be subject to duties based on the methodology outlined under Section 3 of the executive order.
9/29/2025 Section 232 (timber & lumber) All (except EU & Japan) Timber, lumber, derivatives
  • Proclamation and fact sheet issued imposing tariffs on imports of timber, lumber, and their derivative products (wood products), beginning October 14, 2025.
  • Softwood lumber: 10% tariff, effective October 14, 2025.
  • Upholstered furniture: 25% tariff, effective October 14, 2025, increases to 30% on January 1, 2026.
  • Kitchen cabinets and vanities: 25% tariff, effective October 14, 2025, increases to 50% on January 1, 2026.
  • Tariff stacking: Products not subject to these Section 232 tariffs will generally be subject to reciprocal tariffs.
  • Exceptions: The Section 232 tariff on certain wood imports from the UK will not exceed 10%. For the EU and Japan, it will not exceed the 15% rate comprised of the MFN and reciprocal tariffs.
  • Foreign Trade Zone: Must be admitted in privileged foreign status.
  • Drawback: Permitted under standard procedures.
10/14/2025 Section 232 (timber & lumber) All (except EU & Japan) Timber, lumber, derivatives
10/17/2025 Section 232 (medium/heavy-duty vehicles, parts, & buses)  All Medium/heavy-duty vehicles, parts, buses
  • Proclamation and fact sheet issued imposing a 25% tariff on imports from all countries of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (Classes 3 & 8) and parts, and a 10% tariff on buses, effective November 1, 2025.
  • Tariff stacking: Products subject to these tariffs are not subject to other Section 232 sectoral tariffs (e.g., steel, aluminum, automotive, copper, lumber), reciprocal tariffs, or those imposed on Canada, Mexico, Brazil, or India.
  • USMCA: 25% tariff applies to full value for non-qualifying medium- and heavy-duty trucks and only to non-U.S. content for qualifying vehicles; qualifying truck parts are not subject until a process is established by the government to apply the tariffs to the non-U.S. content.
  • Import adjustment offset: An offset equal to 3.75% of the aggregate value of all vehicles assembled in the U.S. between 1/1/2025 to 10/31/2030.
  • Foreign Trade Zone: Must be admitted in privileged foreign status.
11/1/2025 Section 232 (medium/heavy-duty vehicles, parts, & buses) All Medium/heavy-duty vehicles, parts, buses
11/10/2025 IEEPA (reciprocal) China All goods
  • 90-day pause ends on 10% reciprocal tariff and increases to 34% for goods imported from China.
  • Tariff stacking: Both the 20% fentanyl tariff and 34% reciprocal tariff apply to goods from China, totaling 54%.
1/1/2026 Section 232 (timber & lumber) All (except EU & Japan) Upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities
  • 25% tariff on certain upholstered furniture increases to 30% and 25% tariff on kitchen cabinets and vanities increases to 50%. Softwood lumber remains at 10%.

Our information is compiled from a number of sources that to the best of our knowledge are accurate and correct. It is always the intent of our company to present accurate information. C.H. Robinson accepts no liability or responsibility for the information published herein.

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