{"id":17088,"date":"2025-09-12T01:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/17088\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T01:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T01:59:08","slug":"mexico-set-to-impose-sweeping-tariffs-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/17088\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico set to impose sweeping tariffs on China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Mexican government is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2025-09-10\/mexico-to-slap-50-levy-on-chinese-cars-steel-textiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">planning a major increase in import tariffs<\/a> on Chinese cars, steel, and textiles.<\/p>\n<p>The jump could rise to 50% among 1,371 categories.<\/p>\n<p>Tariffs will increase from the current 15-20% to 50% for Chinese cars and autoparts.<\/p>\n<p>While steel, textiles, footwear and more will see new or increased tariffs ranging from 10% up to 50%.<\/p>\n<p><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archroma.com\/textile-effects\/innovations\/cyclanon-xc-w\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"archroma-cyclanon-etn-aug2025-1800\u00d7200\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/archroma-cyclanon-etn-aug2025-1800x200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  data- width=\"1800\" height=\"200\"\/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-59679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-11-at-11.11.32-1024x369.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"288\"  data-\/>China exported $104bn (\u00a382.7bn) of goods\u2014mainly broadcasting equipment\u2014to Mexico in 2023, while Mexico\u2019s leading export to China was copper ore at $3bn (\u00a32.4bn). <a href=\"https:\/\/oec.world\/en\/profile\/bilateral-country\/chn\/partner\/mex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Credit: OEC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The move is driven by local job protection, trade deficit concerns and pressure from the US to stop Mexico from acting as a back door for tariff-free Chinese goods entering North America.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsdaily.com\/business\/sheinbaum-proposes-tariffs-1371-product-categories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard says<\/a> low-priced Chinese imports are threatening around 325,000 manufacturing jobs, with the domestic sector struggling to compete.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the imposition of tariffs on Chinese products is \u201ca measure to try to reduce\u201d Mexico\u2019s trade deficit with China, totalling over $57 billion (\u00a345.3bn) in the first half of the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/mexico-raise-tariffs-cars-china-50-major-overhaul-2025-09-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Reuters suggests<\/a> the tariffs could impact about $52 billion (\u00a341.3bn) of imports each year and are set to apply until at least December 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Mexican government is planning a major increase in import tariffs on Chinese cars, steel, and textiles. 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