Tariffs on Chinese Tire Imports

Published: June 26, 2019, 8:15 p.m.

b'Around the beginning of May, President Trump\\u2019s administration announced it would raise tariffs from 10% to 25% on around $200 billion worth goods imported from China. Some of those items include tires and tire-related materials like new passenger, truck and bus radial tires as well as ag, construction and mining tires and their retread equivalents. Auto parts - like brake pads, brake fluid, oil filters, fuel injection pumps and spark plugs imported from China - are also on that list. So how will these tariffs impact the tire industry? When should we see their impact? We spoke with industry experts to find out.'