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White House Announces Section 232 Tariffs on Trucks and Buses

Posted by Timothy Miller on 10/20/25 4:59 PM

 

In an Executive Order (EO) published on October 17, 2025, the White House announced additional Section 232 tariffs on the imports of “medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) (such as trucks), medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts (MHDVPs), and buses.”

MHDVs and their components are subject to a 25% tariff, while buses are subject to a 10% tariff. MHDVs qualify for preferential tariff rates under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), and the Section 232 tariff applies only to content not originating in the United States. Buses do not receive preferential tariff treatment under USMCA.

Truck and bus parts from Canada or Mexico are exempt from Section 232 tariffs if they follow USMCA origin rules.

MHDVs assembled in the United States are eligible for a 3.75% offset of their total value over a five-year period ending October 31, 2030.

These Section 232 tariffs will take effect November 1, 2025.

The “Adjusting Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Parts and Buses into the United States” can be found here:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/10/adjusting-imports-of-medium-and-heavy-duty-vehicles-medium-and-heavy-duty-vehicle-parts-and-buses-into-the-united-states/

 

Topics: section 232, Trucks

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