Office of the United States Trade Representative

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Says Washington sees no urgency for a Canada deal; talks stalled

Canada's counter-tariffs on about C$28 billion of U.S. goods remain in place, at rates from 15% to 50%. On October 23 the White House said it will drop its 50% tariff on some Canadian products, including plywood, some paper, refrigeration equipment and farm machinery, from October 30.

Updated Yesterday

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Lead US negotiating body

In February 2026, President Donald Trump cut tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18% after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India would stop buying Russian oil. India also put $500 billion of US energy, aircraft and technology purchases on the table over five years. No binding agreement was ever signed.

Updated Yesterday

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Tasked with monitoring Russian energy purchases

The first tanker of Russian diesel under Trump's deal with Putin loaded 40,000 metric tons at the Baltic port of Primorsk on Oct. 22 and is due in the United States on Nov. 7. The cargo follows Trump's Oct. 16 order waiving the Graham Act's 500% tariff on Russian goods and its penalties on the countries that buy the most Russian oil.

Updated 2 days ago

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Renegotiated the tariff terms of the Argentina agreement; awaiting ratification in Buenos Aires

Argentina and the United States signed the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment on February 6, 2026. It cuts tariffs on 1,675 Argentine products and 221 categories of American goods, and quadruples Argentina's duty-reduced beef quota.

Updated 2 days ago

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Final action complete; duties in effect as of July 24

At 12:01 a.m. on July 24, 2026, the US imposed new import duties of 10% or 12.5% on goods from 60 economies covering nearly all major US trading partners. The tariffs, signed by Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on July 23, came after five months of investigation, 2,100-plus public comments, and three days of hearings with over 100 witnesses.

Updated Aug 1

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Driving the US side of the review

The trade deal covering roughly $1.8 trillion in yearly commerce between the United States, Mexico, and Canada came with a built-in deadline. That deadline is now. On July 1, 2026, the three governments formally opened the first joint review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and they have to decide whether to keep it alive for another 16 years.

Updated Jul 1

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Investigating authority; issued the June 2 determination

Brazil sells the United States about $40 billion in goods a year. A new US trade action could add 25% to the price of most of it.

Updated Jun 2

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Leading 16 simultaneous Section 301 investigations

For thirteen months, the Trump administration imposed tariffs using emergency powers no president had claimed for that purpose. On February 20, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that those tariffs were illegal.

Updated May 30

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Overseeing AGOA modernization

For a quarter century, the African Growth and Opportunity Act let 32 sub-Saharan African countries ship goods to America duty-free—supporting roughly 1.3 million jobs across the continent. When Congress let the program expire in September 2025, textile workers in Lesotho lost their livelihoods, Kenyan jeans manufacturers laid off a thousand workers, and African governments scrambled to negotiate. Four months later, President Trump signed a one-year extension through December 2026.

Updated May 27

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Implementing tariff policy and exemptions

In April 2025, average US tariffs hit their highest level since 1943. Nine months later, the global economy is still growing. The IMF's January 2026 World Economic Outlook projects 3.3% global growth (slightly better than feared), thanks to supply-chain rerouting, surging AI investment, and a US-China truce pulling tariffs back from their 145% peak.

Updated May 22

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Lead U.S. agency for trade negotiations

China posted a $1.2 trillion trade surplus for 2025, the largest any country has ever recorded. The number is roughly equal to Indonesia's GDP, the world's 16th-largest economy.

Updated May 21

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Administering tariff policy

The legal foundation for Trump's tariff strategy collapsed on February 20 when the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that IEEPA does not authorize tariffs. The decision voided both the 25% Iran secondary levy and other emergency-based duties on China. Trump signed a 10% global replacement under Section 122 of the Trade Act within hours, dropping China's effective rate from 47% to about 35%.

Updated May 20