DB Tariffs Primer
DB Tariffs Primer
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Tariffs primer
Matthew Luzzetti, Brett Ryan, Justin Weidner, Amy Yang, Raj Bhattacharyya,
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January 2025
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Trump’s potential trade policies drawing headlines
Source: Bloomberg Finance LP, Reuters, Financial Times, New York Times, Marketwatch.com, Deutsche Bank
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President-elect Trump has promised to extend &
intensify the trade war of 2018-19
Trump’s latest tariff plan: An Up-to-Date Timeline
Pre-election
• Universal baseline tariff : A minimum 10-20% tariff on all imported goods and services
• Reciprocal tariffs: Matching the tariff rates imposed on exports of US goods and services
to other economies
• China: Withdrawal of China's most favored nation status. Higher tariff rates on imports from
China; 50-60% have been mentioned
• Other tariffs: Return of tariffs on steel or the introduction of new tariffs on imports from
Europe (e.g., autos)
Post-election
• Canada and Mexico: impose 25% tariffs on all products based on satisfactorily stopping
illegal immigration and the flow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl
• China: additional 10% tariff, above any additional tariffs, until Beijing cracks down on the
production of materials used in making fentanyl
• BRICs: commit to not creating a new currency or back any other currency to replace the
U.S. dollar, or face 100% Tariffs on US import
• Europe: To face significant tariffs unless they substantially increase imports of US oil, gas
• Universal tariff on critical imports: Targeted sector-based tariffs – e.g. steel & aluminum
• Greenland: Tariffs threatened on Denmark to encourage Greenland to become part of US
Source: Deutsche Bank
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Multiple objectives of trade protectionism
Short term
“I believe it's very important that you have free trade, but we don't have free trade 1987 interview
right now." with Larry King
1989 Interview
“I believe very strongly in tariffs; America is being ripped off. We’re a debtor nation,
with Diane
and we have to tax, we have to tariff, we have to protect this country.”
Sawyer
Oct 2024
“we’re going to protect those (American) companies with strong tariffs, because I’m
Interview at
a believer in tariffs…but to me the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariffs.
Economic Club of
And it’s my favorite word”
Chicago
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The US has a long history with trade protectionism
50 50
40 40
30 30
20 20
10 10
0 0
1775 1800 1825 1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000 2025
Note: The tariff rate is the customs duty revenue as a percent of Dutiable imports
Sources: Historical Statistics of the United States Ea424-434, BEA, Deutsche Bank
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World trade rose as share of GDP from WWII to GFC,
but has since plateaued
Sources: Our World In Data, World Bank, Haver analytics, Deutsche Bank
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After increasing steadily since the mid-1900s, the trade
share of US GDP has declined over the past 15 years
25% 25%
20% 20%
15% 15%
10% 10%
5% 5%
0% 0%
1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
Source: World Trade Historical Database, BEA, Haver Analytics, Deutsche Bank
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US trade deficit has been persistently negative over
the past four decades
Source: World Trade Historical Database, BEA, Haver Analytics, Deutsche Bank
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Legal pathways to trade
actions
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Summary of 2018-19 experience
During the last trade war, the Trump administration appealed primarily to two legal
pathways to support trade actions:
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962: Allows for the implementation of
1.
tariffs driven by national security considerations
Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974: Allows for the implementation of tariffs in
2. response to unfair trade practices by US trade partners
This time, another provision – The International Emergency Economic Powers Act of
1977 – may be used
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A timeline of the last trade war
2019
January 1 May 21 September 1
China suspends retaliation against US autos and US reduces Section 232 tariff on steel imports US Section 301 tariffs of 15% (subset of $300
parts (Section 301) and reduces MFN tariff rates from Turkey from 50% to 25% billion, List 4A) and China’s retaliation on some
for 2019 US products (subset of $75 billion)
June
February 7 US Section 301 tariff (10% to 25% increase on October 18
US Section 201 tariffs reduced on solar panels List 3, effective June 15) and China’s retaliation US imposes Section 301 tariffs on selected
and washing machines in second year of policy on some US products (subset of $60 billion, imports from European Union after WTO
effective June 1) authorization in Airbus dispute
May 20
US exempts Canada and Mexico from Section July 1
232 tariff on steel and aluminum in exchange for China’s MFN tariff cut on IT products
both agreeing to VERs
2021
Jan 1 February 7 May 1
China adjusts MFN tariff rates for 2021, and US US Section 201 tariffs reduced on solar panels and China’s MFN tariffs cut on some steel
reduces tariffs on imports from Japan under US- washing machines in fourth year of policy (washing products
Japan Trade Agreement machines had received an extension)
July 1
March China’s MFN tariffs cut on IT products
US suspends Section 301 tariffs on selected imports from
European Union (March 11) and United Kingdom (March
4) related to Airbus Dispute
2022
January 1 April 11 June 1
China adjusts MFN tariff rates for 2022; US US Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel from US Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel
Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel and Japan converted to a tariff-rate quota and aluminum from the United Kingdom
aluminum from the European Union converted to a tariff-rate quota
converted to a tari-rate quota May 1
China’s MFN tariffs cut to zero on coal July 1
February 7 China’s MFN tariffs cut on IT products
US Section 201 tariffs reduced on solar panels
and washing machines in fifth year of policy
(solar panels had received an extension)
Source: Peterson Institute for International Economics, Deutsche Bank
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A timeline of the last trade war (cont’d)
2024
Dec 3
Source: Peterson Institute for International Economics, Tax Foundation, Deutsche Bank
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Bilateral tariff rates between the US and China
US-China tariff rates toward each other and rest of world (ROW)
% Chinese tariffs on US exports Chinese tariffs on ROW exports
US tariffs on Chinese exports US tariffs on ROW exports
25 100.00%
20 80.00%
70.00%
15 60.00%
50.00%
10 40.00%
30.00%
5 20.00%
10.00%
0 0.00%
Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20 Jul-20 Jan-21 Jul-21 Jan-22 Jul-22 Jan-23
80 0.8
70 0.7
60 0.6
50 0.5
40 0.4
30 0.3
20 0.2
10 0.1
0 0
Jan-18 Jul-18 Jan-19 Jul-19 Jan-20 Jul-20 Jan-21 Jul-21 Jan-22 Jul-22 Jan-23
100 100
80 80
60 60
40 40
20 20
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
100
75
50
Aug-20
Aug-16
Aug-17
Aug-18
Aug-19
Aug-21
Aug-22
May-19
Nov-16
May-17
May-18
May-20
May-21
Nov-21
May-22
Nov-17
Nov-18
Nov-19
Nov-20
Feb-17
Feb-18
Feb-19
Feb-20
Feb-21
Feb-22
Source: Peterson Institute for International Economics, Deutsche Bank
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US imports by tariff type
US monthly goods imports from China and rest of world by trade war tariff list
Index, China, Lists 1,2,3 ROW, Lists 1,2,3 China, List 4A
June 2018=100 ROW, List 4A China, not on any List ROW, not on any List
July 2018: March 2020:
160 Global trade collapse
US starts tariff war
100
80
60
40
Jan-18 Jan-19 Jan-20 Jan-21 Jan-22 Jan-23
US annual goods imports from China by trade war tariff list, millions of US dollars (current)
600 $ Bil. Not on any tariff list Tariff lists 1,2,3 Tariff list 4A
Total: 538.515 536.754
505.165 504.935
500 106 102
List 4A
(7.5% tariffs)
102 449.111 96
432.684
400 99 91
Lists 1,2,3
188 (25% tariffs)
176
300 235
257
175 156
200
No trade war
tariffs
247 (not on any list)
233
100 169 175 175 185
0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Federal Government Current Tax Receipts: Taxes on production and imports: Customs duties
Billions of Dollars Billions of Dollars
100 100
80 80
60 60
40 40
20 20
0 0
1959 1964 1969 1974 1979 1984 1989 1994 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019
Australia
Korea
Brazil
Germany
India
Argentina
UK
Italy
Turkey
Mexico
Indonesia
China
Canada
European Union
France
U.S.
Japan
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Russia
100 100
80 80
60 60
40 40
20 20
0 0
2002
2009
2017
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024*
<1995
* Data relates to the January to June period only. Measures in force on or after 01/01/2020, by year application .Please note that data on trade remedy actions refers only to procedures
that led to the application of trade remedy measures which were in force on or after 01/01/2020. Historical information on trade remedy actions referring to measures and investigations
which were terminated before 31/12/2019 is currently being verified and will be uploaded on the WTO Data Portal in due course.
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024*
<1995
* Data relates to the January to June period only. Measures in force on or after 01/01/2020, by year application. Please note that data on trade remedy actions refers only to procedures
that led to the application of trade remedy measures which were in force on or after 01/01/2020. Historical information on trade remedy actions referring to measures and investigations
which were terminated before 31/12/2019 is currently being verified and will be uploaded on the WTO Data Portal in due course.
Source: WTO Trade Remedied Data Portal, Deutsche Bank
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Economic effects of tariffs
in theory
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Textbook view: By lifting prices of imports, surplus shifts
from consumers to producers & dead-weight loss created
Price
Textbook view
Demand Supply
- Tariffs increase
prices, which
reduces imports
- The effects: shifts
Consumer Surplus
surplus from
tariff consumers to
P
producers, raises
Size of Tariff
Producer Surplus revenue, and
Social Tax Revenue
Social world
Loss Loss P creates a social loss
Important caveat
- Assumes starting
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 point is free/fair
Quantity
Quantity of imports (with Tariff) trade, which may
Quantity of imports (without Tariff) not be the case
Source: Deutsche Bank
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Mechanics of a trade war: How it can impact the
economy
Channels by which tariffs can negatively impact the economy
- Higher tariffs depress real incomes by raising prices, thereby denting consumer
spending
- Retaliatory tariffs from foreign countries depress US exports and output
- Dollar appreciation could limit the price rise but would also diminish the decline in US
imports and depress US exports, thereby reducing net exports and GDP
- These channels can be amplified by rising uncertainty and tightening financial
conditions, which can depress business investment
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Last trade war dented global manufacturing
sentiment and global trade
54 15
10
53
5
52
0
51
-5
50
-10
Global manufacturing PMI (ls, 4m lag)
49 -15
Growth in world exports (rs)
48 -20
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
60 60
55 55
50 50
Start of trade war
45 45
40 40
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
0.0 0.0
-0.4 -0.4
Easier financial
-0.8 -0.8
conditions
Start of trade war
-1.2 -1.2
15 16 17 18 19
Manufacturing employment clearly slowed relative to services during the trade war
6-month MA Change in Private Service-Providing Employment (ls) 6-month MA,
thous. thous.
Change in Manufacturing Employment (rs)
220 30
200 25
20
180
15
160
10
140
5
120
0
100 -5
80 -10
2016 2017 2018 2019
3.2
1
2.8
0
2.4
-1
2.0
1.6 -2
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
0 0
60 63 66 69 72 75 78 81 84 87 90 93 96 99 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23
%
Effects of trade policy uncertainty shocks on U.S. GDP
% Total effect of trade uncertainty on level of real GDP
Effect of 1st wave only
0.0
-0.2
-0.4
-0.6
-0.8
-1.0
-1.2
-1.4
18Q1 18Q2 18Q3 18Q4 19Q1 19Q2 19Q3 19Q4 20Q1 20Q2 20Q3 20Q4
Source: Fajgelbaum et al. Amiti et al., Cavallo et al., Houde and Wang, Flaaen et al., SF Fed piece (Hale et
al.), Deutsche Bank
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Estimates of impact of
Trade war II
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How will proposed tariffs impact the US economy?
Tariff Assumption Change in Real GDP Description Source
-0.50% Tax Foundation
-0.16% (without retaliation)
American Action Forum
-0.31% (with retaliation)
-0.36% (high) to -0.07% (final year) Peterson Institute for
10-year range
-0.88% to -0.24% with retaliation International Economics
-1.04%, (with simulated retaliation) 2025
10% Universal baseline -2.82% (with simulated retaliation) 2026
Moody’s
tariff -3.45% (with simulated retaliation) 2027
-3.61% (with simulated retaliation) 2028
-0.5% with retaliation 2025
Euromonitor
-0.9% with retaliation 2026
-0.4% to -0.6%
IMF
-0.4% (with retaliation)
-0.19% (high) to -0.12% (final year) Peterson Institute for
60% China 10-year range
-0.43% to -0.21% with retaliation International Economics
-0.80% (without retaliation)
Tax Foundation
-1.2% (with retaliation)
10% Universal, 60% China
-0.5% (without retaliation)
The Budget Lab
-0.64% (with retaliation)
-1.3%
Tax Foundation
-1.7% with partial retaliation
20% Universal, 60% China
-0.64% (without retaliation)
-0.95% (with retaliation)
10% Broad/60% −1.0% (without retaliation)
The Budget Lab
China/Additional Mexico −1.1% (with retaliation)
20% Universal, 60% China -1.15% (without retaliation)
Additional Mexico -1.43% (with retaliation)
Aggressive US Tariff -0.4% to -0.8% (without retaliation)
Fitch
Scenario -0.4% to -1.1% (with retaliation)
Source: Tax Foundation, American Action Forum, PIIE, Moody’s, Euromonitor, IMF, Yale Budget Lab, Fitch, Deutsche Bank
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Revenue estimates of tariff policies
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Brett Ryan
212-250-6294
brett.ryan@db.com
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Justin Weidner
212 469-1679
justin-s.weidner@db.com
His research has also appeared in a major economic policy volume and
several other economics journals. Justin obtained a Ph.D. in Economics
from Princeton University. Prior to graduate school, he spent three years
as a research associate in the macroeconomics department at the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
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