Last Year, Trump Imposed the Largest U.S. Tax Increase Since 1993
FEB 11, 2026
In the aftermath of World War II, the United States began dismantling the high-tariff regime that had defined the interwar period. The 1947 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade marked the beginning of a multi-decade shift toward trade liberalization as a central pillar of American economic policy. Over the following decades, tariffs receded as a source of federal revenue and rarely shaped macroeconomic outcomes.
That posture has reversed.
As of early 2026, the average effective tariff rate on U.S. imports — measured as duties collected relative to total import value after behavioral adjustments — stands near 9.9 percent. The import-weighted applied rate — reflecting statutory tariff schedules across products and trading partners — is approximately 13.5 percent. By historical comparison, those levels are the highest observed in the postwar era.
In calendar year 2025, U.S. customs duties — taxes on imported goods — totaled roughly $264 billion in gross collections.
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The U.S. economy is booming, according to The Big Orange Fascist Pig. Best economy in the history of economies. Just ask him. 
And that companies and factories will spring up all over the U.S. to make all the products we import.
Trouble is, no one in his immediate circle of sycophants has the guts to tell him he's wrong. He's surrounded by brown noses and would fire them if they weren't. 
