United States President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a new 90-day extension in the application of most fees on Mexico products after a telephone conversation with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
“We decided to extend, for 90 days, exactly the same agreement we had during the short previous period: Mexico will continue to pay a 25% Fentanil rate, a 25% tariff over automobiles and a 50% tariff on steel, aluminum and copper,” Trump wrote on his own social network, Truth Social.
The application of rates to the rest of Mexican imports, protected by the T-MEC free trade treaty, would therefore be postponed for three months.
Trump justified his decision to only one day of due date for the imposition of fees on other US business partners, due to the complex business and border relationship between the United States and Mexico.
“The complexities of an agreement with Mexico are slightly different from those in other countries due to the problems and advantages of the border,” he said.
According to the Republican, Mexico agreed to “immediately eliminate their numerous non -tariff trade barriers.”
In addition, he added that his team will continue to contact Mexico for the next 90 days “with the purpose of signing a trade agreement within this deadline, or even beyond.”
“Border cooperation will be maintained in all aspects of safety, including drug control, distribution and illegal immigration to the United States,” he concluded.
During the conversation with Sheinbaum, Trump was accompanied by Vice President Jd Vance; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio; the Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick; and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, among other collaborators.
