Trump slapped 25 % of the tariffs on heavy truck imports, starting from October 1

US President Donald Trump said Thursday night in the United States that he will impose a 25 % tariff on heavy trucks imported from October 1, which is part of a wider batch to increase local manufacturing.

“All heavy trucks (large!) Made in other parts of the world” will face the higher definitions, Trump said in a post on the social truthThe transition is attributed to the protection of American manufacturers from “unfair external competition” and addressing concerns related to national security.

Trump added: “Manufacturers of large truck companies, such as Peterbilt, Kenworth, Freightliner, Mack Trucks and others, will be protected from the attack from external interruptions,” Trump added.

The decision came when Trump was aimed at a group of fresh customs tariffs, including 100 % duties on pharmaceutical drugs, 50 % of customs tariffs on kitchen cabinets and 30 % on upholstered furniture, according to Trump sites on social truth. Trump said that all new customs duties will become valid as of October 1.

“We look forward to reviewing the details of the medium and heavy truck advertisement in section 232 made by the president,” said Paccar, who owns Pearl Paccar.

Daimler Truck, the parent company of Freightliner, and Mack Trucks, which is part of the VOLVO group, did not respond immediately to the CNBC comments request.

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Investigations were opened under Article 232 of the Commercial Expansion Law, a ruling that allows definitions on the basis of national security. The statute was previously used to impose fees on many sectors, including Cars and partsand Copper, steel and aluminum.

Earlier in April, Department of Commerce I launched the investigation In the imports of medium and heavy trucks, parts of spare parts and relevant products, companies call for their expected request to these elements, according to the Federal Register notification.

Select the notification “hard trucks in service” as those who carry a total weight of 26,001 pounds or more.

It was Mexico The largest source of medium and heavy trucks To the United States last year, followed by Canada, Japan, Germany and Turkey, according to the International Trade Department of the Ministry of Trade.

The American production of hard trucks has recovered in recent years, as the monthly shipping value has multiplied more than three times to $ 3.2 billion in July of this year from about $ 1.1 billion in April 2020, according to what he said. Data from the Federal Reserve in St. Louis. This year, however, the value of monthly charges was in a modest decrease, as the data showed.

Trump said of the social truth that the highest duties on kitchen cabinets, bathroom arrogance and some furniture due to a “large -scale flood” of these imports in the United States were hurting local manufacturers.