Canada and Mexico Avoid New Trump Tariffs, While Border-Related Penalties Remain in Place

“Canada and Mexico, they continue to be subject to the national emergency related to fentanyl and migration,” a White House official said.

President Donald Trump signs an executive order after delivering remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington on April 2, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his long-promised plan seeking to rebalance global trade with reciprocal U.S. tariffs on April 2, but didn’t impose new tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

A senior White House official said the initial 10 percent tariff on energy imports from Canada along with the broad 25 percent tariff on goods from Canada and Mexico in relation to illegal migration and fentanyl trafficking will remain in place unchanged. The current exemptions for goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) free trade deal, implemented on March 6, also remain.