11 Websites To Track Trump Tariffs

This graph from the Yale Budget line shows how the U.S. trade rate fell for most of the last 150 years and is only now beginning to rise again.

Yale Budget Lab

A federal appeals court ruled two weeks ago that President Trump’s tariffs based on a national emergency are illegal – and the president wasted little time in seeking an expedited date with the Supreme Court.

The ruling from the appeals court affected IEEPA tariffs, imposed because Trump said the U.S. trade deficit was a national emergency, but not other the other tariffs, such as the Section 232 or Section 301 tariffs.

So how to keep track of it all? If you find yourself flummoxed by the various tariffs on the various countries and various industries, or even the difference among the types of tariffs, or even the suspensions and carve-outs, here is a list of 11 sites that I find helpful.

First, here are three asterisks:

1. There’s an old expression taught in journalism schools that goes like this: “If your mother tells you she loves you, get a second source.” As you use these sites, confirm what you find there with another source, whether using a common search tool relying on recent news or one in the artificial intelligence realm that provides sourcing. The primary reason is not accuracy – these are all excellent sources – but whether there has been a change since the information was posted. Not all of these sites are updated regularly, as you will see.
2. With each listing below, I included images from those sites not behind paywalls to give you some examples of what you will find there. This generally applies to the think tanks and generally excludes media sites like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg and Reuters, all of which are listed at the end. That’s because they are behind paywalls, as media site generally are. But I list them because they are among the very best sources for keeping track of the ever-changing, ongoing changes in Trump’s trade war with the world.
3. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list nor an endorsement. You can reach out to me on LinkedIn should you have questions, comments or additions.

Atlantic Council

I will start here because the site has a quick list of the types of tariffs that can be imposed. Scroll down a bit from the top of the page until you see the what is shown in the image above.

It also has a pretty nice “Tariff calendar” right below that allows you to toggle between Threatened, Cancelled, Effective, Delayed and Pending. That sort of says it all, right?

The web page features:

• A “tree map” that shows in colorful boxes the relative value of products that have been exempted from Trump’s tariffs, such as pharmaceuticals, smart phones. etc.
• A world map that is color-coded by the severity of the U.S. tariffs.
• A section that offers an overview of targeted sectors – when first announced, date in effect, legal authority, rate and source – which allows for a complete and impressive download. The search bar I found a little tricky but then just started entering a random letter to see what popped up.

Yale Budget Lab

As you might expect from work associated with Yale University, the work here is quite detailed and analytical. There is information on tariff effects on U.S. GDP and the labor market, short- and long-term effects on a lengthy list of specific U.S. imports, and data on impacts to a number of leading countries around the world.

There are also some nice charts. For example:

• side-by-side charts that look at the percentage of disposable income households would lose to the tariffs by 10 levels of income distribution and the value of that on disposable income by those same 10 levels. (You pay more the richer you are but the impact is greater the poorer you are.)
• the average tariff rate dating back to 1790
• the average tariff rate since Jan. 1, 2025, after Trump’s re-election but shortly before he began his second term.
• the efffective tariff rate on imports from Mexico, Canada, China – the three largest U.S. trade partners – and the rest of the world.

Petersen Institute for International Economics

There are two charts and analysis offered here that are interesting:

• How much tariff revenue is being collected by product category
• How much tariff revenue is being collected by a handful of the largest trade partners compared to the world average

These two charts are associated with an analysis by Clyde Hufbauer and Ye Zhang. The data is through June, the latest U.S. Census Bureau data at the time of the posting. I am not certain it will be updated.

But, a button at the top of the post called PIIE CHARTS leads to a host of other interesting data visualizations and analysis based on a wide range of trade-related topics and some not related directly to trade.

Reed Smith

Reed Smith, a global law firm, has created the Trump 2.0 tariff tracker as part of its Trade Compliance Resource Hub.

It might not be the most elegant nor most interactive but it is quite thorough and appears to be updated regularly. The last two characteristics – thorough and updated – matter more than the first two, particularly when it comes to following Trump’s trade policy decisions.

It also includes some hyperlinks to things like Tariff stacking, Reciprocal tariffs exemptions and well as details, as shown above.

Tax Policy Center

The Tax Policy Center, a joint effort of the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution, has a feature on its website called “Tracking the Trump Tariffs, which was last updated to some degree on Aug. 27, as of this writing.

Some good visuals here:

• color-coded map of the world, by the level of the tariffs
• a handful or two of product-specific tariffs – ice cream, anyone? – showing the 2024 tariffs level followed by before and after the pause expires.
• nifty little calendar with additional information about specific actions when you roll over the item

Daniel Covarubbias, Ph.D.

I include the website of Daniel Covarubbias, Ph.D., because it is easy to use and understand. It even has a “How to use” option, as you can see from the above image.

The director of the Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Covarrubias pays the most attention to U.S. trade with Mexico, the top U.S. trade partner and USMCA partner.

But he has data for all countries. While the website says the data is updated through March, there is subsequent updating ongoing, as the above image shows under China. Nevertheless, the advice I provide at the beginning of this post, to double check for updates, applies to all these sites, including this one.

I should also mention that, while Covarubias and I don’t have a business relationship, we are friends and have known each other for years, largely through my company’s work on the Texas border.

Reuters

Reuters, the global wire service, posted a story in early August with a list of countries and sectors then subjected to tariffs. While it might be dated, it is a quick and easy way to find a country or sector and its tariff rate.

I include it, as well as the media sources that follow, because of the breadth and quality of their content generally.

Unlike the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post and Bloomberg, Reuters is not behind a paywall.

Wall Street Journal

As is the case with the news media sources listed here, the Wall Street Journal link is to an article that includes some excellent information.

Included in this article:

• a nice feature that allows you to toggle between the sector (steel and aluminum, pharmaceuticals, etc.) and the trade partner, which includes import and export data – which provides a sense of the trade balance – as well as a brief paragraph on each.
• look at tariff revenue from 2015 to June of this year, the latest data available.
• a chart showing leading trade partners with the tariff rate displayed by New tariff imposted this year, Latest Agreed/Imposed and Prior threat.

Bloomberg

In this article, Bloomberg has some really nice country-specific data, cleanly displayed, with the option to check whether those tariffs which have been imposed, announced, threatened, paused or removed. Then, you can toggle on the impact of whatever category you choose by the impact on inflation, GDP and average effective tariff rate.

It shows an last update having occurred on Aug. 7. It does show at the top of the page a separate link to the de minimis exemption ruling and the U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on IEEPA, which was after the Aug. 7 date.

New York Times

The New York Times has quite a number of charts and graphics associated with this article; it shows an update was made on Aug. 29.

Charts associated with this article include:

• a nicely presented table of industry-specific tariffs, including steel, auto parts, critical minterals, pharmaceuticals, etc.
• ability to search by any country for the total tariff rate, the country-specific rate, any baseline or announced deal rate, any threatened rate and more
• a color-coded world map showing new rates, upcoming deadlines, deal rates and baseline rates

Washington Post

The Washington Post provides regular coverage of Trump’s trade moves, similar to Reuters, Bloomberg, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

This story lists the 2024 tariff rate and the August tariff rate for the top 15 U.S. trade partners. Focusing on the top 15 makes sense because they account for about 75% of all U.S. trade with the top three – Mexico, Canada and China – regularly accounting for about 40% of the total. Listing the 2024 rate is also important because it shows just how much the U.S. trade rate has the potential to increase.

For me and perhaps you, keeping up with President Trump’s trade war with the world has been a whirlwind of announcements since he took office for his second term. I have been able to write about China’s precipitous decline as a U.S. trade partner, the record trade deficit so far this year, warning signs in the trade data as the U.S. tariff rate quadrupled since January, and more. These 11 websites make keeping up a little easier for me – and I hope for you as well.