evidence: Raise tariffs on goods imported into the U.S. Trump levied tariffs on imports from countries that he believed were cheating the U.S., including but not limited to China. Trump placed tariffs on solar panels, washing machines, steel and aluminum, and billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods. As of January 2020, the U.S. had imposed tariffs on 16.8% of imported goods, measured as a share of the value of all U.S. imports in 2017, the year before the first Trump tariffs were imposed.