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Timeline for Year : 2025
February 20th 2025 - CNN - Who pays tariffs ? Trump continuously states that the tariffs are paid by the seller and/or country of origin and that the American people do not pay extra which is clearly false.
February 20th 2025 - Tariffs announced. 25% on Mexico and Canada and 10% on China.
March 1st 2025 - Trump says he'll put a 25% tariff on countries that buy Venezuelan oil, although the America does not.
March 2nd 2025 - Trump hits UK with 10% tariff and sets blanket 25% rate for foreign cars.
March 10th 2025 - Canadian dairy products have been criticized by Trump but are left untouched.
April 8th 2025 - Trump confirms 104% tariffs will be imposed on China in massive escalation of trade war.
April 9th 2025 - Trump's chaotic U-turn sees 90 day pause on tariffs, except for China, increasing theirs to 125%.
April 16th 2025 - China is not afraid to fight as Trump hikes tariffs again, to a massive 245%.
May 2nd 2025 - Trump ends small package tariff exemption while waiving customs rules.
May 5th 2025 - Trump attacks the movie industry With a new Tariff threat of 100% of films and shows filmed abroad.
May 16th 2025 - Trump says US will set new tariff rates for some of its trading partners.
May 17th 2025 - Trump warns Walmart not to raise prices due to my tariffs.
May 23rd 2025 - Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple iPhones and 50% on EU products starting June 1.
May 23rd 2025 - Trump says he is not looking for a tariff deal with the EU.
May 25th 2025 - Senate pushes for 500pc tariffs on Russian allies with or without Trump's approval.
May 25th 2025 - Trump says he will delay a threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July.
May 29th 2025 - Federal court says Trump does not have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally.
May 29th 2025 - Trump ignores court tariff ruling in bizarre late night posting spree.
May 30th 2025 - Trump complains about the courts tariff ruling and hopes The Supreme Court will go his way.
May 31st 2025 - Trump announces new steel and aluminium tariffs in blow to global markets. Rises of 25% to 50% expected.
June 3rd 2025 - North Macedonia abolishing tariffs on US goods.
June 25th 2025 - Trump says he will make Spain pay for not spending more on Nato by increasing tariffs.
June 25th 2025 - The Trump administration told the appeals court that the president has the power to impose sweeping global tariffs.
June 27th 2025 - Trump terminates trade talks with Canada over tax on tech firms.
June 30th 2025 - China warns the US that it will not tolerate US trade deals with other countries that go against China's interests.
July 3rd 2025 - China has objected to the newly announced U.S. trade deal with Vietnam. China says Beijing firmly opposes to any deal that disadvantages its economy and pledged to take counter measures to protect its own interests.
July 4th 2025 - Trump is set to impose tariffs of 70% on most of worlds countries on 9th July.
July 7th 2025 - Howard Lutnick had to step in after Trump wass clueless when asked about the latest tariff implementation dates.
July 7th 2025 - Trump changes his mind again and now plans to delay tariff increases until August 1st.
July 7th 2025 - Trump threatens additional tariffs on nations that join anti-American BRICS organisation.
July 7th 2025 - Donald Trump is going to impose tariffs to punish Russia for bombing Ukraine. He refuses to impose sanctions. This move is viewed as too little too late.
July 8th 2025 - Wall Street Journal warns that it is easy to see how the new Trump move will harm U.S. consumers. Trump has announced 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea who are both supposed to be treated as U.S. allies.
July 8th 2025 - China threatens retaliation for Trump tariffs as Rubio starts his first trip to Asia. The tariff on China at this time is 51%.
July 8th 2025 - Donald Trump was asked about his key promise of 90 tariff deals in 90 days. He was unable to answer and waffled on. Is his dementure really that bad now.
July 9th 2025 - Another TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) moment as Trump extends the tariff deadline again, this time to August 1st 2025.
July 9th 2025 - Trump insists South Korea pay more for its defence as tariff deadline gets closer, figures of 25% are mentioned.
July 9th 2025 - The president said levies on copper would be set at 50%, and drugs could reach 200%.
July 9th 2025 - Trump threatens Myanmar with 40% tariff.
July 10th 2025 - Trump demands Bolsonaro trial be stopped as he hits Brazil with a 50% tariff. US tariffs on South Africa are set to hit white farmers that Trump says he wants to embrace and protect.
July 10th 2025 - Trump applies a 25% tariff on Canada.
July 12th 2025 - Trump Announces 30% Tariffs On European Union And Mexico As Trade War Ramps Up Again.
July 12th 2025 - Trump's law of the jungle means that US trade deals aren not worth the paper that they may be printed on. As Trump shut downs more Federal Departments there are very few staff to close and finalize trade deals.
July 16th 2025 - Trump puts 19% tariff on Indonesia and the EU threatens retaliation.
July 16th 2025 - Mexico plans to strengthen trade with Canada after Trump tariff threats.
July 17th 2025 - Canada cuts back on steel imports to counter Trump's tariffs and protect local industry.
July 16th 2025 - Trump threatens to impose drug and chip tariffs as soon as 1 August. Drug tariff of up to 200% and Copper 50% are expected.
July 21st 2025 - Trump's tariffs on Brazil will give coffee producers uncertain of the future, and will drive up the price of coffee in America.
July 22nd 2025 - Trump and the Philippine leader plan to talk tariffs and China at the White House.
July 21st 2025 - Trump tariffs trigger a $510 billion dollar trade shock, many ask if this is a recession indicator. Container volumes dropped 7.9% in a year up to June, this follows a 6.6% slide in May.
July 23rd 2025 - The European Commission is planning counter tariffs on $109 billion dollars of U.S. goods.
July 30th 2025 - Trump suspends exemption for low value imports costing under $800 dollars each.
August 1st 2025 - Trump announces the latest tariff plan on some countries, but delays them again.
August 1st 2025 - Trump has signed an order to raise tariffs on Canada to 35%, he kept a minimum rate of 10% across all partners. The tariffs on Canada go into effect Friday 1st August.
August 1st 2025 - The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he was "disappointed" with Trump's plan to increase tariffs to 35% on goods.
August 2nd 2025 - India has been shaken by Trump's tariffs, while parts of asia get some limited relief.
August 2nd 2025 - The DOW index sinks 500 points as global stocks drop due to Trump's tariffs.
August 4th 2025 - Republican's are having second thought about Trump's future after tariff and other issues blow up..
August 5th 2025 - India calls Trump's tariff threat over Russian oil purchases unjustified.
August 5th 2025 - Republicans fear Trump tariffs are cutting into economy.
August 5th 2025 - Trump continues to threaten pharma tariffs of up to 250 percent.
August 6th 2025 - Whitmer meets with Trump to discuss tariff impacts.
August 5th 2025 - Barail's President Lula says he will not call Trump about trade, because he does not want to talk.
August 6th 2025 - Trump and Apple announce a $600 billion dollar investment plan that could be a cost saving tariff lifeline for IPhone production.
August 6th 2025 - Trump threatens India with 50% tariffs for buying Russian oil.
August 7th 2025 - India hits back at Trump over their unfair 50% tariffs.
August 7th 2025 - Trump's tariff war still threatens Canada's sovereignty, trade expert warns.
August 8th 2025 - India delays plans to buy US arms after Trump's tariff increases.
August 9th 2025 - Trump's tariffs are upsetting top automakers. The current hit is put at $11.7 billion dollars and climbing.
August 9th 2025 - Whitmer told Trump in private that Michigan auto jobs depend on a tariff change of course.
August 11th 2025 - High costs are being experienced due to tariffs. They pose threat to Trump and GOP.
August 11th 2025 - President Trump's tariffs backfire on US textile exporters.
August 11th 2025 - Trump has reportedly signed an order granting another 90-day extension on harshest china tariffs, another TACO moment.
August 11th 2025 - Trump says gold will not attract a tariff payment.
August 12th 2025 - Republicans have suggested Trump should impose punitive tariffs each time a foreign power threatens nuclear war.
August 14th 2025 - Trump tariffs trigger a US inflation shock.
August 15th 2025 - Trade deals do not make Trump's emergency Tariffs legal.
August 16th 2025 - The UK trade deal could bring about the collapse of a huge renewable energy plant in Hull, UK. Page Link
August 17th 2025 - Trump's reciprocal tariffs could be struck down as soon as this month, and the Administration is warning of economic apocalypse. Page Link
August 17th 2025 - Trump is looking at exports to apply tariff's sparking fears of a dangerous precedent. Page Link
August 19th 2025 - China and India seek closer ties in order to counter US bullying. Page Link
August 24th 2025 - European postal services have halt US shipments over Trump's tariffs. Page Link
August 25th 2025 - Trump is bringing in enough revenue from Tariffs to cut deficits by $4 trillion over the next decade, according to the CBO. Page Link
August 26th 2025 - Postal services around the world suspend deliveries to the US due to tariffs. Page Link
August 27th 2025 - India's Modi is ignoring Trump's calls after Trump raised the India tariffs. Page Link
August 30th 2025 - Most of Trump's tariffs are illegal a Federal court has ruled. Page Link
August 30th 2025 - Trump throws tantrum as Judge rules that his big beautiful tariffs are not legal. Page Link
August 30th 2025 - Trump warns of a total disaster if the latest Tariff ruling stands. He says he will appeal. Page Link
August 31st 2025 - India and China reaffirm the development of partnerships following steep Trump Tariffs. Page Link
September 1st 2025 - Trump aides scramble to defend tariffs after bombshell court ruling, and as crucial jobs report looms. Page Link
September 1st 2025 - Job losses intensify in a Mexican border town following Trump tariffs. Page Link
September 2nd 2025 - Bessent says the Trump Administration has a backup plan if the Supreme Court rules unfavorably on Tariffs. Page Link
September 8th 2025 - Postal deliveries from the rest of the world to the US have dropped by 80 percent after Trump's tariffs take effect. Page Link
September 10th 2025 - The Supreme Court seeks to avoid being cornered on Trump Tariffs. Page Link
September 15th 2025 - Trump's Tariffs are bigger than his tax cuts for most Americans. Page Link
September 16th 2025 - Brazil's Lula says Trump's tariff is political and illogical. Page Link
September 20th 2025 - Trump's trade war is pushing some US farmers to the limits of survival. Page Link
September 24th 2025 - Rolex faces questions about Trump's US open invitation following tariffs pain. Page Link
September 26th 2025 - Trump increases new US tariffs on heavy trucks, drugs and furniture. Page Link
September 27th 2025 - Ken Griffin says CEO's are lining up to beg Trump for tariff exemptions is nauseating and that the White House showing favor undermines the American story. Page Link
September 27th 2025 - South Korea cannot pay $350 billion dollars in Trump tariff deal. Page Link
September 27th 2025 - Australia says Trump's drug tariffs are unfair and unjustified. Page Link
September 29th 2025 - Trump threatens a 100% Tariff on all foreign and hollywood movies filmed outside the US and says candy from a baby. Page Link
September 30th 2025 - 5 reasons paying back Trump's tariffs will not be a win for americans. Page Link
October 7th 2025 - The White House announces plans to ignore the law and fund WIC from Tariff revenue. Page Link
October 7th 2025 - The White House claims Tariffs will keep the food program for moms and babies running during shutdown. This is raising serious legal questions. Page Link
October 10th 2025 - Trump hits US China trade war by promising new 100 Tariffs. Page Link
October 13th 2025 - One of Europe's biggest farm machinery firms halts exports to the US over hidden tariffs. Page Link
October 12th 2025 - China tells the US to back off on tariff threats and warns of retaliation. Page Link
October 14th 2025 - America is going broke slowly says JPMorgan. National debt balloons and tariff revenue looks shaky. Page Link
October 24th 2025 - Inflation jumped 3 percent in September as Trump defends his new tariff war with Canada. Page Link
October 28th 2025 - China and The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact. Page Link
October 28th 2025 - Five Senate Republicans join Democrats to rebuke Trump's Brazil tariffs. Page Link
October 29th 2025 - 5 GOP Senators vote to pass resolution terminating Trump's Brazil tariffs. Page Link
October 30th 2025 - Senate votes to terminate Trump's Canada tariffs while Xi meeting is underway. Page Link
October 30th 2025 - 4 Senate Republicans rebuke Trump for a third time this week, voting with Democrats against the President's global tariffs. Page Link
October 30th 2025 - Trump, China's Xi reach agreement on tariffs and rare earth minerals in a wide ranging meeting. Page Link