The Trump administration is rolling out a flurry of new tariffs at breakneck speed, targeting China, Canada, Mexico, and the European Union, among others. While the China tariffs are already in effect, other pending duties on steel, aluminum, and several industrial sectors face tight, overlapping deadlines. Insiders say this ‘tariff bottleneck’ is straining the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and the Commerce Department, which must implement all these measures.

Though Trump has threatened additional levies in March and April-ranging from reciprocal tariffs to sector-specific duties-many officials privately concede some will be delayed. A highlight is the April 2 announcement of “reciprocal” tariffs meant to match other nations’ duties, but experts warn that fully analyzing every trading partner’s barriers could take months.

Similar policy delays have already surfaced: closing the de minimis loophole for small shipments proved unworkable at first, forcing a temporary rollback. Meanwhile, new investigations, such as one into copper, keep piling onto an already crowded slate. As critics point out, the pace of these announcements exceeds the government’s capacity to execute them, raising doubts that every tariff threat will be carried out on schedule.

Reference :
https://nypost.com/2025/02/27/us-news/trump-says-tariffs-against-canada-and-mexico-will-go-into-effect-next-week/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/us/politics/trump-tariffs.html
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/white-house-says-tariffs-moving-forward-but-theres-still-room-for-negotiation/article_c05bb775-002c-5b6e-9cdf-e5383dab16e4.html

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