From the SEMA Washington, D.C., office
SEMA and PRI have an immediate need for information from industry members on the impact of recently imposed tariffs on your business. Please complete this short survey to help us advocate for your business.
The information we gather will aid our ability to educate the Trump Administration and congressional lawmakers on how tariffs impact aftermarket businesses.
Information on each type follows:
- China tariffs: A 20% tariff will be imposed in 2025 on top of the 25% tariffs previously in place.
- Completed imported vehicles: 25% auto tariffs, effective Thursday, April 3.
- For vehicles covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA), the tariff will be applied to the percentage of the vehicle that contains non-U.S. content.
- Auto parts: 25% tariff on selected auto parts and components.
- The White House announced that the tariffs would apply to engines, transmissions, powertrain parts and electrical components. However, the U.S. government hasn't released the Harmonized Tariff codes indicating which are covered.
- Parts that are covered by the USMCA will be tariff-free until the U.S. Department of Commerce establishes a process to tariff non-U.S. content of parts. The deadline to implement these tariffs is Saturday, May 3.
- Steel and aluminum: 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum and some derivative items (Derivative codes for steel can be found here (pages 24-26); derivative codes for aluminum can be found here (pages 19-21).
If you have any additional questions regarding tariffs, contact Eric Snyder, SEMA's senior director for federal government affairs, at erics@sema.org.
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