The tariffs are supposed to combat forced labour, but one expert says the US president was just looking for another legal way to tax foreign imports.

Tariffs are taxes a government puts on goods and services that come from other countries. You can think of a tariff as an extra fee added at the border, which makes imported products more expensive.

While campaigning for a second term in office, President Donald Trump declared “tariff” to be his “favorite word” and “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” He regularly said he would use ...