The United States will delay tariffs it issued on Mexico by one month, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Monday.
Sheinbaum said Mexico and the U.S. came to a series of agreements following talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, who confirmed the delay on social media platform Truth Social.
Mexico will send 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to aid in the prevention of drug trafficking between the two countries, per the two leaders. Meanwhile, the U.S. will work to stop the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico, Sheinbaum said.
Over the next month, U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, will conduct negotiations with representatives from Mexico’s government to reach a deal between the two countries, Trump said Monday.
The news comes after Trump over the weekend announced a plan to implement 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico beginning Feb. 4.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has published Federal Register notices to implement the tariffs imposed on Canada and China by President Trump on Saturday, Feb. 1.
At this time, the tariffs – 25% for certain Canadian goods and an additional 10% on certain China products – will take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
This morning President Trump reached an agreement with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to delay the imposition of the 25% tariff on imports from Mexico for a month, as negotiations continue between the two countries.
It is still uncertain if the 25% Canadian tariffs will be implemented by midnight tonight. President Trump is scheduled to speak with Canadian President Justin Trudeau this afternoon.
