CUSMA-compliant auto parts won't be hit with tariffs

The Canadian Press

· Posted: May 01, 2025 6:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance released contiguous says automobile parts compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) connected commercialized volition not beryllium deed with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The 25 per cent car portion duties were acceptable to spell into spot connected Saturday.

The guidance says the exemption does not use to automobile knock-down kits oregon parts compilations.

Trump signed an enforcement bid earlier this week helium says volition springiness immoderate impermanent alleviation to an automotive manufacture besieged by aggregate tariffs.

The bid provides a rebate to automakers that decorativeness their vehicles successful the U.S., and halted immoderate further tariffs, similar alloy and aluminum, from stacking connected the car duties.

Trump slapped a 25 per cent tariff connected conveyance imports to the United States earlier this month, but made a carveout for the American-made parts of cars compliant with the continental commercialized pact.