President-elect Trump announced the creation of a new agency to collect tariff revenue, a move that aims to streamline the process of collecting duties on imported goods. This agency will be responsible for collecting and managing the revenue generated from tariffs, which are taxes imposed on imported goods.
The new agency will be established within the Department of the Treasury, and will be headed by a newly appointed director. The director will oversee the collection and management of tariff revenue, ensuring that it is accurately accounted for and allocated.
The creation of this agency is expected to improve the efficiency of the tariff collection process, reducing the administrative burden on businesses and simplifying the process for importers. This, in turn, will help to promote economic growth and job creation.
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Trump's Tariff Plan
Trump has proposed a new agency called the "External Revenue Service" to oversee the collection of tariffs from other nations.
He plans to impose stiff tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, with a 25-percent tariff on exports from Canada and Mexico, and a 60-percent tariff on Chinese goods.
The US trade deficit with these countries is significant, with $67.9 billion in deficits with Canada, $152.4 billion with Mexico, and $279.4 billion with China last year.
Trump views trade relationships based on whether the US has a trade deficit or surplus with a given country, and believes tariffs are a way to address trade deficits.
The proposed tariffs would raise consumer costs, and could prompt retaliation against US exports.
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Agency Details
The new agency to collect tariff revenue is called the "Tariff Revenue Collection Agency" or TRCA.
The TRCA will be responsible for collecting and distributing tariff revenue to various government departments and agencies.
President-elect Trump has announced plans to establish the TRCA to streamline the collection and distribution of tariff revenue.
The TRCA will be headquartered in Washington D.C. and will be overseen by a director appointed by the President.
The agency's main goal is to ensure that tariff revenue is collected and distributed efficiently and effectively.
The TRCA will work closely with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency to collect tariff revenue.
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New Agency Announcement
President-elect Trump has announced the creation of a new agency called the External Revenue Service, which will collect tariffs, duties, and revenue from foreign sources.
The new agency will be responsible for collecting revenue from foreign sources, a job currently handled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Trump believes this will be a major change for the country, as the U.S. has "relied on taxing our Great People using the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)" for "far too long."
It's not clear how the External Revenue Service will operate, but it's expected to begin operations on Monday, when Trump takes office.
The idea for the External Revenue Service was first pitched by Steve Bannon, a former White House strategist for Trump, who sees it as a way to charge fees to foreigners who access the American market.
Bannon's vision for the agency is much broader than just collecting tariffs, and would involve charging fees on investment, access to the country, and other areas.
This move has raised concerns about the potential impact on consumers, refiners, and Canadian producers, who could face higher costs due to the tariffs.
US consumers will likely bear the brunt of the tariffs, as they are often passed through to consumers in the form of higher prices.
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Announcement Status
President Trump is considering announcing the creation of the External Revenue Service on Wednesday, as part of his new trade agenda.
The External Revenue Service would collect tariffs, duties, and revenue from foreign sources, a concept previously described by President Trump as an arm of government.
This new agency would be a play on the unpopular domestic tax collection agency, the Internal Revenue Service.
Abolishing the IRS would require an act of Congress, making it a complex and drastic economic overhaul.
The establishment of the External Revenue Service could undercut President Trump's promise of shrinking the federal bureaucracy, as it would take over duties currently handled by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The new agency would collect tariff revenue from around the globe, as part of President Trump's new trade agenda.
The Trump administration has previously targeted cheap products from Chinese retailers, but reversed course amid problems and confusion.
The U.S. Postal Service temporarily paused all small-value deliveries from China and Taiwan as it tried to figure out how to collect the duties on these shipments.
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