The main types of trade barriers used by countries seeking a protectionist policy or as a form of retaliatory trade barriers are subsidies, standardization, tariffs, quotas, and licenses.

The president imposed a 25 percent tariff on global metals, copying a move in his first term. Economists and foreign ...

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum says a lengthy call with Donald Trump saw the pair agree to temporarily shelve a 25% US import tax on Mexican goods.

The US president also said he will announce reciprocal tariffs on Tuesday or Wednesday, to take effect almost immediately, ...

And consider raising childcare subsidies. The new administration’s proposed tariffs would raise taxes borne by American consumers by about $2,250 to $3,000 per household, based on Tax Foundation ...

Donald Trump’s tariffs will be a “devastating blow” to Britain’s steel industry and threatens job losses, manufacturing ...

as Canada’s green technology sector faces a double whammy of potential tariffs in the U.S, its main export market, and questions about whether it can withstand a possible drop in subsidies and ...

China's tariffs - due to begin next Monday - would also apply to US oil and farm machinery, but more talks are due this week.