The US has agreed to postpone the implementation of 25pc tariffs on Mexican goods for one month, "allowing Mexico time to demonstrate good results for the US people and our people" on key security concerns, President Claudia Sheinbaum said today.
Under the agreement Mexico will immediately reinforce its border with the US with 10,000 national guard troops to prevent drug trafficking into the US, with a specific focus on fentanyl, Sheinbaum posted on social media platform X following a conversation with President Donald Trump. The US pledged to take stronger action to curb the flow of high-powered firearms into Mexico, she said.
US president Donald Trump confirmed the tariff delay in a social media post, saying there would be negotiations in the coming weeks with Mexican officials and US secretary of state Marco Rubio, secretary of the treasury Scott Bessent and secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick.
The tariffs were originally set to take effect on 4 February.
