Commerce Dept Puts 21% Tariff On Mexican Tomatoes

Via press release from the Commerce Department:

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its intent to withdraw from the 2019 Agreement Suspending the Antidumping Investigation on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico, with termination effective in 90 days. The current agreement has failed to protect U.S. tomato growers from unfairly priced Mexican imports, as Commerce has been flooded with comments from them urging its termination. This action will allow U.S. tomato growers to compete fairly in the marketplace.

With the termination of this agreement, Commerce will institute an antidumping duty order on July 14, 2025, resulting in duties of 20.91% on most imports of tomatoes from Mexico.

The strict enforcement of U.S. trade law is a primary focus of the Trump Administration. Commerce’s Enforcement and Compliance unit within the International Trade Administration is responsible for vigorously enforcing U.S. trade laws and does so based on factual evidence provided on the record. Commerce currently maintains 734 antidumping and countervailing duty orders which provide relief to American companies and industries impacted by unfair trade.

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86% of tomatoes imported, 90% of avocados eaten, and 69% of all U.S. vegetables imported come from Mexico.

Trump wants to make these groceries 25% more expensive for Americans. pic.twitter.com/epaDYLBU8A

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