Sen. Hawley Introduces Legislation to Hike Tariffs on Chinese Vehicles

Published on February 29, 2024

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has proposed new legislation that would raise tariffs on vehicle imports from China. The bill—called Protecting American Automakers from China Act—would raise the base tariff rate for auto imports from China from the current 2.5 percent to 100 percent. The increase would mean a total tariff of 125 percent on all imported Chinese vehicles, up from 27.5 percent currently. Additionally, the new tariffs would be applied to vehicles manufactured by companies of Chinese origin, regardless of where they are made. In other words, Chinese automakers would not be able to use other nations, such as Mexico, as a “backdoor to avoid these new tariffs,” according to Mr. Hawley....

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