Starting this Friday, Donald Trump , President of the United States, will reportedly begin sending letters with the reciprocal tariff rates he will impose on countries with which he has not yet reached a trade agreement and which will have to start paying on August 1, following the expiration of the 90-day truce he himself imposed on July 9.
“I think by the 9th (of July), they’ll be completely covered. They’ll range from tariffs of 60 to 70 percent to 10 to 20 percent,” Trump told reporters, adding that he will send about 10 letters a day.
Trump did not clarify which countries would be affected by the new tariffs he seeks to impose, but if they are implemented, they would be higher than those he proposed on April 2, which he called “Liberation Day.”
It’s worth remembering that after that date, Trump suspended reciprocal tariffs for 90 days to negotiate with the countries with which the United States trades. During the truce period, a 10 percent tariff was established.
So far, the United States has only reached trade agreements with the United Kingdom, China, and Vietnam , while it is negotiating with more than a dozen partners, including the European Union and Japan, and has agreed to a truce with China.
Last May, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) struck down reciprocal tariffs, finding that the U.S. president exceeded his authority by imposing widespread taxes on imports from countries that sell more to the U.S. than they buy.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington temporarily suspended enforcement of the ruling in order to review the case.
However, on June 10, the court granted the Trump administration an early, short-term extension to continue imposing the tariffs while the legal challenges are resolved. The decision came after the US government appealed the CIT ruling.
Trump’s tariff policy has already wreaked havoc on the Mexican economy.
In the automotive industry alone, vehicle production last May fell 2.03% compared to the same month in 2024, reaching 358,209 manufactured units , according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) .
In the same month, exports of light vehicles manufactured in Mexico totaled 301,112 units , representing a 2.88% annual drop. Year-to-date, shipments abroad also showed a 6.28% decrease , with 1,334,667 vehicles exported .
Uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy has also impacted Mexican merchandise exports, which totaled $55.476 billion in May 2025, representing a 0.4% decline compared to the same month in 2024, according to data from INEGI.
It’s worth remembering that the widespread imposition of tariffs on Mexican products has a long history and has been a theme Trump has used since his first term as president of the United States (2017-2021). He also resorted to this tactic during his recent presidential campaign, and it gained momentum when he was inaugurated on January 20 .
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