The US will impose duties on computer chips, pharmaceuticals, steel, aluminum, copper, oil and gas imports from mid -February, President Trump said on Friday, opening a new front to the forthcoming trade wars he has announced of him.

“This will happen quite soon,” Trump told reporters at the Oval Office, adding that he also wants to increase duties in the European Union, which “has used us so horrible,” he argued without specifying when or how much.

The announcement for these duties based on the industry and the EU was separated from 25% in Canada and Mexico and 10% duties in China, who had said they would be implemented on Saturday.

The duties announced by Trump will impose beyond the existing tariffs on these products, he said.

“I think there can be some temporary, short -term disruption and people will understand that,” Trump said. “The duties will make us very rich and very strong.”

Trump had said that duties in Mexico and Canada would come into force if countries do not take steps to stop immigration and drug trafficking at the US border. She was committed to imposing duties in China for her role in the crisis of Fentanyl.

White House spokesman Caroline Levit confirmed Friday that duties in Mexico, Canada and China would be imposed, but refused to report whether there would be exceptions for some products or what commercial partners could do to avoid duties . Trump’s team also examined a period of grace between the announcement of duties on Saturday and when they will be imposed in practice. Levit seemed to downgrade this possibility on Friday, telling reporters that Trump “will implement duties from Saturday”.

Trump told reporters at the Oval Office that Canada, Mexico and China could do nothing to avoid duties before Saturday. However, he said he was considering a lower duty on Canadian crude oil, 10% instead of 25%.

The decision on the first round of duties expected on Saturday will provide an early indication of the level of financial risk that the US president is willing to take over in the context of trade wars he has announced to put pressure on other countries. For weeks, large US industries, such as the oil industry and automotive industry, have been pressing on tariff exemptions, warning of the highest prices that will be formed and supply chain problems across the mainland, while Canada and Canada Mexico has prepared a list of retaliation to hit American products with invoices by species.

Trump’s advisers examined exceptions for oil and cars imports complying with the US-Mexico-Canada agreement, the NAFTA revised deal negotiated and signed by the US president in his first term.

Trump gave Thursday some indications that there could be exceptions, saying he would consider diminished duties in oil, but reiterated that duties would be imposed on Saturday, despite extensive talks with Canada and Mexico this week. His government insists that none of the duties will increase inflation, arguing that lower inflation during his first term means that new duties will not substantially change the price level.

The new duties in Canada and Mexico plus additional duties in China – if all kinds are included, will cover imports of more than $ 1.3 trillion in 2023.

Canada and Mexico together provided about 28% of US imports in the first 11 months of 2024, according to data from the Census Office. China represented an additional 13.5%.

The US Customs and Border Protection Service said that last financial year, 21,148 pounds of Fentanyl were seized at the southwestern border, most of the US citizens coming from legal port entrances. At the northern border, the CBP said it seized 43 pounds of drugs.

Officials from both US neighbors launched a coordinated campaign this week to avoid duties, creating new migration and drug -based working groups, while also preparing a retaliation list to hit US products by tariff .

Throughout the process, Mexican and Canadian officials expressed their frustration that do not know what actions would meet Trump’s demands, despite many meetings between senior officials.

On Friday morning, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trinto reiterated that Canada would proceed with a “dynamic but logical” response to US duties. He warned that the Canadian economy could suffer. “I won’t beautify it,” he said.

The Central Bank of Canada has warned this week that the trade conflict with the US will cause turmoil in the Canadian economy. On Friday, the Minister of Public Security of Canada, who is responsible for the border, as well as the Canadian immigration and foreign ministers, were all in Washington for last -minute meetings with Tom Homan, the Trump border.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, meanwhile, said her government is ready for Trump’s duties and will answer the same.

“We have plan A, Plan B, Plan C for what the US government decides,” Seinbaum said. “It is important to remember the impact that the imposition of duties on the US economy could have.”

Mexico’s Minister of Economy Marcelo Edrand said the 25% duty on Mexican products would have an impact on many billions of dollars on US consumers, affecting millions of households.

“Mexico is the main exporter of products such as cars, computers, television screens and refrigerators,” he said, adding that duties will also increase the prices of fresh fruits and vegetables, meat and beer.

“This impact will be greater in border states and cities that are living by many Mexican consumers, such as California, Texas, Florida and Arizona,” Errand said.

If Trump actually excludes some industries from tariffs, this would come after weeks of coordinated lobby from business and workers’ groups.

This week, United Steelworkers, a powerful club with many members who voted in favor of Trump throughout the Industrial West, called on Trump to withdraw the general duties. Behind the closed doors, the Steel Association has emphasized how important Canadian oil is, noting that about 30,000 steel workers are employed in oil refineries using Canadian crude oil, which could be replaced by imports from other countries, including other countries, including other countries, including other countries. If Canadian oil becomes very expensive.

The President has not said which legal clauses will be used to impose duties. Trump’s advisers examined the possibility of using the emergency law to impose sanctions.

While the US, Canada and Mexico have a permanent free trade agreement, it is not clear that the expected tariff policy would violate this pact. The US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, like most commercials, includes a provision that allows for duties for national security purposes.

However, some veterans say Trump’s movement is abusive.