Sen. Hawley Introduces Legislation to Boost Tariffs on Chinese Vehicles

‘We must put American workers first, bring jobs back to American soil, and reject radical climate mandates that make China rich and America poor,’ Hawley says.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questions witnesses as they testify before the Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, in Washington on Sept. 21, 2021. Ken Cedeno/Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has proposed new legislation that would raise tariffs on vehicle imports from China.

The bill—the Protecting American Automakers from China Act—would raise the base tariff rate for auto imports from China to 100 percent from the current 2.5 percent. The increase would mean a total tariff of 125 percent on all imported Chinese vehicles, up from 27.5 percent currently.