1. El Fentanilo como Justificación Inicial.
La administración Trump citó repetidamente el flujo de fentanilo desde China como la razón fundamental para imponer nuevos aranceles. Las propuestas iniciales a menudo comenzaban con una tasa del 10%, vinculando directamente la política comercial con una crisis de salud pública.
- Trump says 10% tariff for china because of fentanyl. Goes on to say 25% for china and mexico on february 1st.
- Fentanyl crisis prompts trump's china tariffs — trump extends tariffs on chinese goods to 20%, citing chinese fentanyl exports as a key issue.
- “we’re talking about a tariff of 10 percent on china based on the fact that they’re sending fentanyl to mexico and canada,” mr. Trump said. Huh?
- Trump said he’s considering a 10% tariff on all chinese imports probably as soon as feb 1 in response to the flow of fentanyl from the country to mexico & canada.
2. El Arancel Específico del 20% por Fentanilo.
Un arancel específico y recurrente del 20% fue consistentemente identificado como una medida punitiva contra China por su presunto papel en la crisis del fentanilo. Esta tasa se presentaba a menudo como una capa adicional sobre otros aranceles ya existentes o recién anunciados.
- Trump: we imposed a 20% tariff on china as a penalty for fentanyl. Says this 20% tariff is a direct response to china’s role in the fentanyl crisis.
- Us to keep 10% baseline tariff, 20% fentanyl tariff on china, total effective tariff rate will be 55% - us official.
- "the remaining 30% tariff on chinese goods from trump’s second term reflects a 10% “reciprocal” baseline tariff that trump imposed on all countries.and a 20% tariff that he imposed.to pressure china [on] fentanyl." 4/4.
- Correction: fentanyl tariffs on china at 20%. So effective tariff rate now 30% pre trump rate. Sorry all, legitimately impossible to keep up.
3. Escalada y Confusión: Del 104% al 145%.
La política arancelaria se caracterizó por una rápida escalada y una notable confusión en las cifras. Los comunicados oficiales a menudo se corregían al alza para incluir el arancel del 20% por fentanilo, llevando la tasa total a niveles tan altos como 104% y, finalmente, 145%.
- Breaking: trump tariffs on china now total 145% per the guardian. An additional 20% tariff, tied to measures targeting fentanyl-related imports, brings the total to its current level.
- Let's count up to 104%, the new u.s. Tariff rate on imports from china. The total includes: -- a 50% additional tariff trump announced monday -- a 34% "reciprocal" tariff he announced last week -- and a 20% tariff he already imposed to halt the flow of fentanyl.
- White house mistakenly touted the china tariff rate as 125%. Trump forgot the fentanyl rate he imposed of 20%, so the actual rate is now an eye-watering 145%.
- “the white house confirmed to cnbc on thursday that the cumulative tariff rate on china would actually total 145%. This consists of the new 125% duty on goods, on top of the 20% rate levied in response to the fentanyl crisis.”.
4. Tregua de 90 Días y Reducción Temporal.
En medio de la escalada, se alcanzó un acuerdo para una "tregua" de 90 días que redujo significativamente los aranceles generales del 145% al 30%. Sin embargo, se especificó que el arancel del 20% relacionado con el fentanilo permanecería vigente durante este período de negociación.
- The us and china agreed reduce total us rate on chinese goods from 145% to 30% for 90 days. Reciprocal tariffs will be cut from 125% to 10%, while the 20% us duties on chinese imports relating to fentanyl will remain.
- Trump has reduced tariffs on chinese goods from 145% to 30% for 90 days, while china will cut tariffs on u.s. Products to 10%. This deal aims to ease trade tensions, although a 20% tariff on fentanyl enforcement remains.
- The trump administration’s new u.s.–china trade deal pauses the 145% “reciprocal” tariffs for 90 days. But this isn’t a full rollback. • a 10% baseline tariff remains • a 20% fentanyl-linked tariff stays • existing section 301 and mfn tariffs still apply.
- Us-china agree to 90-day tariff rollback: us duties drop from 145% to 30%, china’s from 125% to 10%. Markets rally, but fentanyl tariffs and trade disputes persist.