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Trump Sets 25% Tariff on Imported Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks for Nov. 1

The measure follows a Section 232 national-security probe, with implementation specifics still unspecified.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25 per cent tariff on heavy and medium trucks on Monday. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
FILE - Motor vehicle traffic moves along the Interstate 76 highway in Philadelphia, March 31, 2021. The EPA on Friday, March 29, 2024, set new greenhouse gas emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that officials said will clean up some of the nation's largest sources of planet-warming pollution. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 05: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to the media after walking off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on October 05, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump was returning from a celebration of the Navy’s 250th anniversary in Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The start date was shifted from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1 after appeals from automakers and trucking companies over costs and supply chains.
  • The Commerce Department’s April investigation covered trucks over 10,000 pounds and related parts, citing concentrated foreign supply and “predatory” practices.
  • The White House has not detailed whether components are covered or how USMCA-compliant imports from Mexico and Canada will be treated.
  • Mexico and Canada are the largest sources of these vehicles, putting makers such as Freightliner (Daimler Truck), Mack (Volvo), Peterbilt and Kenworth (Paccar), and International/Navistar in focus.
  • Business groups warn of higher freight and consumer costs as the Supreme Court prepares a Nov. 5 review of the administration’s broader tariff authorities.