On October 7th, President Claudia Sheinbaum declared that The Government of Mexico will seek to reach an agreement with the United States on the 25% tariff that it would impose on heavy-duty trucks as of November 1.
Trump made a publication through his account on Truth Social, where he pointed out that All imports of medium and heavy trucks will be subject to a 25% tariff from the aforementioned date.. Originally, the measure was scheduled to begin to be applied in October, but it was postponed for a month.
The President said that An attempt will be made to establish dialogue with the president of the northern country before the beginning of November to avoid this tax for Mexico, since if said tariff is applied, it would significantly impact the Mexican economy, which exports most of its production to the US market.
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Ebrard and De la Fuente in the United States
This Wednesday, Sheinbaum indicated from the National Palace that Secretaries Juan Ramón de la Fuente (Foreign Relations) and Marcelo Ebrard (Economy) They would be visiting the White House to reach agreements related to the USMCA and the imposition of tariffs on imports from Mexico through heavy-duty trucks, respectively.
“The Secretary of Foreign Affairs is in Washington, in a meeting he is going to have with the Secretary of the State Department [Marco Rubio]to follow up on security issues and the agreement reached.
“The Secretary of Economy is going at the end of this week, he is about to ratify the day […] If you remember, the United States had raised a series of barriers or alleged barriers to the treaty and there is a very large team of secretariats working in Mexico and the United States to be able to provide alternatives to what they consider to be these barriers.“said the President.
Sheinbaum said that the reviews and agreements on some points of the T-MEC are very advanced and that they would only remain “7 points to attend“Finally, the President trusts that Mexico will be able to obtain a preferential agreement like the one it has enjoyed until now, because “The United States knows the importance of Mexico to the economic strength of North America”.
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