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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Companies are already adding a ‘Trump surcharge’ to bills to deal with tariff price increases

President Donald Trump waves as he steps off Air Force One. Some companies are already adding a ‘Trump tariff surcharge,’ according to new reports - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Companies across the country are adding a surcharge to customers’ bills in the wake of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

On April 2, Trump announced blanket tariffs of at least 10 percent on nearly every country, in what he called “Liberation Day” for the U.S. Then, on Wednesday he paused these tariffs for 90 days, citing Americans becoming “yippy” and “afraid.”

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