President Donald Trump has threatened to pile an additional 40% tariff on any product that Washington determines to be “transshipped” through another country, a punishment aimed at stopping goods mainly from China dodging US duties.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday imposing a 40% tariff on Brazilian exports, bringing the country's total tariff amount to 50%. Some of Brazil's major exports, however,

President Donald Trump formalized his reciprocal tariffs policy on Thursday, imposing stiff levies on dozens of nations.

The president had threatened tariffs of 30 percent on goods from Mexico in a July letter, something that Sheinbaum said Mexico gets to stave off for the next three months.