Trump’s Latest Tariffs Will Make Home Appliances More Expensive
The 50% steel tariff, previously announced, will now extend to “steel derivative products."

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Updated on June 13.
Your next big appliance is about to get more expensive. On Thursday, the Commerce Department said that 50% steel tariffs, in place since June 4, will extend to home appliances beginning June 23. It’s the first time that President Donald Trump’s tariffs have targeted specific consumer products.
The 50% tariffs will apply to all “steel derivative products,” which include:
Refrigerators and freezers
Washing machines and dryers
Dishwashers
Ovens
Garbage disposals
Wire racks.
In February, Trump raised steel and aluminum tariffs to 25%. On May 30, he doubled those tariffs to 50%.
On Wednesday, Trump told reporters that he plans to send letters to trading partners with unilateral tariff rates sometime in the next two weeks.
Previous updates:
What tariffs are now in effect?
10% across-the-board tariffs on all foreign imports. Additional tariffs on individual countries are delayed until July 9.
25% tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico. Certain goods that are included in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) are exempt.
25% tariff on imported autos and auto parts.
30% tariff on Chinese imports (with some exceptions).
50% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports.
Upcoming tariffs:
June 23: 50% tariff on steel will extend to household appliances and other "steel derivative products."
July 9: Pause lifts for the additional tariffs on foreign countries first announced on April 2.
July 14: 21% tariff on tomatoes from Mexico.
Aug. 10: Pause lifts for additional tariffs on Chinese imports first announced April 8 and 9.
Trump’s tariff exemptions
The Trump Administration is exempting certain products from its reciprocal tariff policies. Some of the products are already subject to a tariff or may be taxed in the future. Here’s how that breaks down:
Products with their own separate tariffs:
Steel and aluminum face their own 25% tariffs.
Automobiles, which face their own 25% tariffs.
Products that the White House is reportedly planning to target for future tariffs
Auto parts, which are expected to be taxed at 25% sometime before May 3.
Copper.
Pharmaceuticals.
Semiconductors.
Lumber.
Products entirely excluded from tariffs:
Any items and services included under the USMCA trade agreement.
Energy, including oil.
Other certain minerals not available in the U.S. The White House did not specify what this means.
Bullion, including gold.
Smartphones, computers, flat panel TVs, semiconductors, LED devices and other electronics.
The full list of exempted products is available here.
Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs
On April 2, Trump announced new “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from all trading partners. The baseline across-the-board tariff is 10%, but certain trading partners will see higher rates. The 10% across-the-board tariff on all imports went into effect after midnight on April 5. Additional targeted tariffs on specific trade partners went into effect after midnight on April 9.
In a speech from the White House Rose Garden on April 9, Trump said the tariffs would be reciprocal on all countries. “Reciprocal, that means they do it to us, and we do it to them,” he said. “Very simple. Can’t get any simpler than that.”
It’s unclear how the additional tariff amounts were calculated, but Trump says they are based on the existing tariffs on U.S. imports. Retaliatory tariffs are expected from major trading partners.
The reciprocal tariffs will be added to existing tariffs on trading partners so China, for example, will face a 54% tariff as of April 9. But the tariffs won’t be applied to existing taxes on targeted goods and services such as energy, steel, aluminum and automobiles.
China followed with an announcement that it would match President Donald Trump’s escalation in tariffs and impose an additional 34% levy on U.S. goods. In a statement announcing the hike, Chinese officials blasted U.S. trade actions as “unilateral bullying.”
The U.S. and China have been in negotiations since the announcement.
A Yale Budget Lab analysis of the U.S. tariffs enacted in 2025 through April 2 says that the effective U.S. tariff rate is now 22.5%, which is the highest rate since 1909, according to the report. The effective tariff rate is the average tax on imports. In other words, for every $100 of goods, $22.50 will be collected in tariffs. Businesses that must pay import fees typically pass those costs onto the purchaser, be it another business or a consumer.
Some of the goods most likely to see price increases include:
Clothing and textiles: +17%
All food: +2.8%
Motor vehicles: +8.4%