President Trump’s mutual tariffs have added a total of $500 million to US funding since April 5th. This boasted that he boasted of a portion of $3 billion a day.
Actual figures were released by Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday. This was accused of collecting all customs duties, including Trump’s “mutual” collection upon entry.
CBP said that $500 million, $500 million from mutual tariffs (taxes paid by US companies on foreign imports) contributed “over $21 billion of total tariff revenues from 15 presidential trade measures implemented since January 20, 2025.”
Since Trump took office, it has been around $250 million for each of the 86 days leading up to Wednesday. It counts the imports of aluminum and steel, as well as the individual obligations imposed on foreign vehicles.
Trump announced 10% onboard tariffs and hard shipping taxes on key trading partners during the “Liberation Day” event held at the White House on April 2nd. The 10% tariff came into effect on April 5th.
Very recent numbers available It’s also far below the president’s estimate from the Treasury.
According to a daily statement from the total deposit, the division recorded $250 million on Tuesday under “customs and certain excise taxes” after winning $305 million the day before.
The contradiction between what Trump allegedly claimed and what the final result was raised could largely be attributed to a decline in imports.
US import bookings fell 64% from March 24-31 to April 1-8, according to container tracking software provider Vizion.
Many companies were in a hurry to stock up on goods a few weeks before the tariffs. Now, some people are delaying orders while they run out of their inventory, and may be waiting for clarity from a 90-day suspension on Trump’s hard mutual tariffs.
Small business owners say they can’t afford to pay large fees and are pushing away orders for foreign products.
Amazon has cancelled several orders from China for summer season items, but Toymakers has put off Christmas imports.
