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A Timeline of Trump’s On-Again, Off-Again Tariffs

President Trump’s penchant for imposing and then suspending tariffs has shaken markets and confounded trading partners.

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President Trump signed an executive order in February to impose steel and aluminum tariffs.Credit...Eric Lee/The New York Times



By Talya Minsberg

Published March 13, 2025Updated June 4, 2025

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President Trump has called the word tariff “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” He imposed hefty tariffs during his first term and promised expansive new ones as he pursued his second. On his first day back in the White House in January, he issued an executive order directing his cabinet picks to prepare even more tariffs.

It’s been hard to keep track of the state of tariffs in the first 100 days of Mr. Trump’s second term.

April was an especially turbulent month: Mr. Trump issued his most punishing tariffs yet before abruptly reversing them for 90 days. China was not included in that pause, and tariffs on China skyrocketed to a minimum of 145 percent.

Mr. Trump’s strategy has already upended diplomatic ties, shaken markets and confounded entire industries. The tariffs target nations that supply a wide variety of goods to the United States, and Americans are likely to see higher prices on cars, electronics, groceries, liquors, lumber and gas as a result.