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#MexicoEndsTariff Trump announces partial tariff exemption for Mexico, citing border crackdown WASHINGTON — President Trump announced a partial rollback of a 25% tariff on Mexican goods Thursday, citing the US neighbor’s actions to stop the flow of illegal immigration and deadly drugs. “After speaking with President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, I have agreed that Mexico will not be required to pay Tariffs on anything that falls under the USMCA Agreement,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This Agreement is until April 2nd. I did this as an accommodation, and out of respect for, President Sheinbaum. Our relationship has been a very good one, and we are working hard, together, on the Border, both in terms of stopping Illegal Aliens from entering the United States and, likewise, stopping Fentanyl. Thank you to President Sheinbaum for your hard work and cooperation!” Trump imposed sweeping levies on both Mexican and Canadian goods Tuesday citing unlawful border crossings and illicit fentanyl smuggling — along with a new 20% tariff on Chinese goods, citing exports of the deadly synthetic opioid that killed 334,000 Americans over the past five years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s unclear if Sheinbaum agreed to any new concessions. In early February, she deployed 10,000 National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border after Trump’s initial threat of applying the tariff.