Here's an expanded list of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration that the Biden administration has kept:
Section 301 Tariffs on Chinese Goods:
Targeted $350 billion worth of imports from China.
Products include electronics, machinery, furniture, and consumer goods.
Maintained by Biden, with periodic tariff exclusion processes for some products.
Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum:
Steel: 25% tariff on imports.
Aluminum: 10% tariff on imports.
Applied globally with some country-specific exemptions (e.g., Canada, Mexico under certain agreements).
Tariffs on Solar Panels and Washing Machines (Section 201 Safeguard Tariffs):
Solar panels: 30% tariff, decreasing annually.
Washing machines: 20% on the first 1.2 million imported units, 50% thereafter.
Extended under the Biden administration.
Retaliatory Tariffs on the EU:
Targeted EU goods such as wine, cheese, and aircraft parts.
Part of a long-standing trade dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing.
Tariffs on Canadian Lumber:
Tariffs on softwood lumber imports from Canada, citing unfair subsidies.
Continued as part of the US-Canada trade framework.
Automotive and Auto Parts Tariffs:
Investigated under Section 232 but never fully implemented.
Biden has not removed the threat of such tariffs.
Tariffs on Agricultural Imports:
Imposed in response to disputes over market access and subsidies.
Maintained, especially in trade negotiations with countries like India and Brazil.
Technology Tariffs:
Focused on intellectual property theft and forced technology transfers, primarily aimed at China.
These tariffs remain in place as part of broader strategic competition.
Countervailing and Anti-Dumping Duties:
Additional duties on imports from countries deemed to subsidize exports unfairly or dump products below market value.
These duties, targeted at countries like China, Vietnam, and others, have continued under Biden.
Tariffs on Chinese Industrial Materials:
Includes rare earth materials, metals, and chemicals critical to industrial and technological sectors.
Energy Tariffs:
Tariffs on solar cells and modules aimed at boosting domestic clean energy production while protecting the U.S. solar industry.
