The measure seeks to protect the national industry and accompany Donald Trump’s request to strengthen the “North America” against Asian competition.
The Government of Mexico prepares an increase in tariffs on imports from China, that would include cars, textiles and plasticsas part of the 2026 budget project which will be presented in September, according to Bloomberg News citing three sources with knowledge of the subject.
The initiative responds to the need to shield local manufacturers in front of the Chinese Product Competition Subsidized and, at the same time, to an insistent demand by US President Donald Trump. Spokesmen close to the plan pointed out that other Asian countries could also be achieved by similar increases.
Although specific rates have not yet been defined, the draft income package prepared by the administration of Claudia Sheinbaum He should get to Congress before September 8. United States officials celebrated the possibility of this commercial turn, in line with the proposal to build a “North America” that limits imports from China and strengthens productive chains between Mexico, the United States and Canada. The US Treasury Secretary Scott Besent expressed his support for this vision.
Trump announced an imminent “great commercial agreement” between the US and Mexico
China’s reaction to the possible application of tariffs
For its part, the Chinese government expressed its rejection. The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Guo Jiakun, said Beijin “He opposes restrictions under the coercion of others” And he hoped that the countries involved “will maintain independence and properly manage the relevant issues.”
The proposal marks a new chapter in Mexican tariff policy, which now It aligns with Washington’s pressures in the midst of a global scenario of growing commercial tensions.
Source: Ambito
