April 3, 2025 โ On 2 April, U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on earlier promises to enact โreciprocalโ tariffs, announcing a set of sweeping tariffs that will hit nearly every country in the world โ and could cost U.S. seafood importers billions of dollars.
Trump, who declared his tariff action โLiberation Day,โ signed an order to enact 10 percent tariffs on all countries by 5 April and additional tariffs on a range of countries that will take effect 9 April. In its official fact sheet about the tariffs, the White House said the tariffs are intended to โrebuild the economy and restore national and economic security.โ