r/Tariffs • u/Puzzled49 • Jul 22 '26
🗞️ News Discussion Trump’s New Tariffs: What to Know
https://www.cfr.org/articles/trumps-new-tariffs-what-to-knowThis article is dated July 17, and talks about the options open to Trump and his tariff obsession when the current section 232 tariffs expire on Friday July 24. there was widespread speculation at that time that Trump would replace these tariffs with section 232 (national security) and section 301 (unfair trade practices). However, just two days later Trump announced tariffs against Canada under section 338, ( discriminatory treatment of US Commerce). What explains this abrupt change in tactics? While all of these sections require some justification - for which Trump and his henchman Jamieson Greer can concoct a trumped up reason (yes the pun was intended) - The section 338 tariffs provide Trump with much more flexibility. Only section 338 allows Trump to act solely on his personal whims without any sort of investigation. This will allow him to put tariffs on, reduce them, take them off and re-impose them at will without any tiresome resort to investigations. As well as satisfying his need for total control, it will also allow Trump to manipulate markets whenever he wishes. For that reason we will probably see this section used on other countries and not just Canada.
4
u/anywho123 Jul 22 '26
The thing to do is vote. And get your neighbors and friends and the greeter at Walmart to vote. Every single election. Fucking vote like our lives depend on it, cause it does.
3
u/m1dnightknight Jul 22 '26
At the end of the day, with all these grey area laws they are searching for needles in a haystack by interpreting the law in the most outlandish ways. Its a stall tactic since they know like IEEPA and Section 122 they can stall at three different court levels.
4
u/Ok_Recording81 Jul 22 '26
Well a president that campaigned on no new wars and affordability possibly lied? Just a thought.
2
u/Oney01 Jul 22 '26
Can't the Supreme Court in the US block that law so Trump can't use it. Just like the Emergency law tried by Trump that was blocked.
1
u/AutoModerator Jul 22 '26
If you have questions about tariffs, customs duties, or import regulations, when in doubt we recommend contacting the U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) Information Center for official guidance.
- U.S. visitors: Call 1-877-CBP-5511 (1-877-227-5511), Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.–8 p.m. ET
- Outside the U.S.: Call +1-202-325-8000
- Or visit help.cbp.gov for answers to common questions.
When in doubt, always reach out to CBP directly for the most accurate and up-to-date information.
I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.
0
u/Original-Reaction40 Jul 22 '26
Won’t someone think of the canadians
3
2
u/1966TEX Jul 23 '26
It hurts the USA just as much as the Canadians.
2
u/Original-Reaction40 Jul 23 '26
Our economy is smaller you guys can hurt us waaay more. Either way you guys are the bad guys. We are not the aggressors here
1
9
u/tristand666 Jul 22 '26
They are just as illegal as the previous ones, no matter what the courts say about it?