California wants separate agreements with the rest of the world after the customs taxes announced by Trump: “It does not represent all Americans”

California, the fifth economy in the world, will look for agreements with the rest of the world to be exempted from future customs response against the United States, the governor of this US state, Gavin Newsom, according to France Presse and Agerpres announced.

“The customs duties announced by Donald Trump do not represent all Americans,” the Democrat Governor said on videos on social networks.

“California is not Washington DC,” he then insisted in a statement, saying that his state is “a stable and reliable partner for future generations.”

His administration has the task “to seek new strategic commercial relations”, the statement said. In this context, the governor asks “his long -term trading partners to exempt the products made in California from any reprisal measures,” the source mentioned.

To Our Trading Partners Around the Globe – California is here and ready to talk.

We will not sit idly by during Trump's tariff war.

We make up 14% of the US GDP. We're the 5th Largest Economy in the World.

We're not scared to use Our Market Power to Fight Back Against the… pic.twitter.com/ytfbcww1so

– Gavin Newsom (@gavinnewsom) April 4, 2025

US President Donald Trump announced customs duties on Wednesday consisting of a 10%basic fee, to which each country is added to the principle of mutual customs taxes up to half the percentage that the country charges as customs duties for the products imported from the US.

Thus, for the products imported from the EU countries the customs fees charged by the US will be 20%, and for those imported from 34%. For vehicles and components of the automotive industry, the customs taxes levied by the US are from now on 25%.

In reply, China has announced that it will impose 34% customs duties from April 10 for all imported goods from the US.