President Trump introduces new taxes on imports from China, Mexico and Canada

New taxes, called tariffs, on goods coming into the United States from Canada, Mexico and China have come into effect.

This means that it will be more expensive for people from those countries to do business in the United States (US).

President Trump first made the announcement of these new tariffs earlier this year.

Tariffs are a common tax on goods and services coming in and out of countries, but Mr Trump's proposals caused a lot of surprise and anger from the countries that would be affected.

President Trump's hope is that by increasing the price of products made abroad, it will encourage Americans to buy US-made goods instead.

What has been introduced?

China, Mexico and Canada are some of the US's biggest trading partners.

The three countries made up more than 40% of imports into the US last year.

Last month, President Trump announced tariffs would be introduced of 10% on goods coming in from China, and 25% on goods coming from Canada and Mexico.

This means that if there was an item worth $100, a company from Canada or Mexico would have to pay the US government an additional charge of $25, in order to be able to sell the product in the United States.

Mr Trump argues that introducing these taxes will grow the US economy, protect jobs and raise the amount of money the US receives from tax.

However, some experts disagree.

They say higher taxes on imports from abroad could push prices up of goods in the US.

This is because foreign companies will need to find the money to pay the additional charge to sell their products, so they might charge the people buying their products more.

Do the tariffs affect the UK?

The introduction of these tariffs do not affect products coming into the US from the UK.

Last week, Sir Keir Starmer met with Mr Trump in Washington.

The two leaders spoke about many things, including trade.

After their conversation, Mr Trump confirmed the two countries could reach a trade deal "very quickly" and that there was "a very good chance" this would see the UK avoiding these tariffs.

What are tariffs?

Companies all over the world buy and sell things to one another.

This is known as trade - and it means globally countries can access all sorts of goods and services as well as creating stronger relationships with one another.

Goods and services can be imported and exported.

Imports: This is when goods and services are brought in from other countries to be sold. For example, the UK imports bananas as they are a fruit that does not grow naturally in the UK.

Exports: This is when goods and services are sent to other countries to be sold. For example, lots of cars are made in the UK which are then sent to other countries to be sold.

A government can decide to charge taxes on imports or exports to or from their country - this is known as a tariff.

The money that is raised from a tariff may then be used by that government to fund other things for their citizens.

Tariffs are a common tax in trade, used by many different governments.

What has the response been?

The news has resulted in China and Canada hitting back by introducing their own tariffs on some US goods coming into their countries.

For example, China has brought in tariffs against a range of US agriculture products, including wheat, corn, beef and soybeans.

That's important, given that China is the US's biggest buyer of such goods.

Canada had said that it would impose 25% tariffs against $107 billion worth of US goods when Mr Trump's tariffs kick in.

Mexico is expected to announce its response on Tuesday.

The BBC's chief economic correspondent Dharshini David said Mr Trump's plans could have the opposite result of what he's hoping for, saying: "ultimately, tariffs can hold back trade, growth, and indeed job creation".

But many Republicans have been offering their support to Mr Trump.

One Republican politician, Jason Smith, said it would "send a powerful message" to Mexico, Canada and China when the the tariffs were first announced in February.

He added, "our neighbours continue to take advantage of American workers, manufacturers, and farmers".