Commerce plan to exit Tomato Suspension Agreement will lead to higher prices on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico
American consumers can anticipate that prices on fresh tomatoes from Mexico will go up when the United States exits the Tomato Suspension Agreement between the two countries, says the Border Trade Alliance, an organization of public and private stakeholders that promotes cross-border trade.
Border Trade Alliance: Grateful worst-case scenario for USMCA avoided, but new global reciprocal tariffs and maintenance of tariffs on Canada and Mexico comes with economic risk
In its April 3, 2025 statement, the Border Trade Alliance says it remains troubled by the maintenance of tariffs on other goods imported from Canada and Mexico. "We believe the U.S. should continue to seek opportunities to remove import taxes, which are passed onto consumers in the form of higher prices."
BTA urges Commerce to refund duties imposed on U.S. importers
BTA submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce urging the refund of duties collected during the week of March 3, 2025.
Border Trade Alliance statement on imposition of new tariffs on USMCA partners Canada and Mexico
Border Trade Alliance Chairman Pete Sepulveda, Jr. and BTA President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following joint statement about the planned March 4 imposition by the United States of 25% tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico: “As we have said on multiple occasions, we celebrated when President Trump passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which modernized our country’s trade policy and reasserted North America’s position as the globe’s most economically competitive trading bloc."
Tariffs paused: BTA statement
Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s pause of new tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
Border Trade Alliance statement on imposition of tariffs on USMCA trade partners
Border Trade Alliance Chairman Pete Sepulveda, Jr. and President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statements regarding the Trump administration’s imposition of new tariffs on USMCA trade partners Canada and Mexico.