President Donald Trump's tariffs have become a financial reality at the nation's borders. 

As of April 24, the government collected $15.9 billion in "customs and excise taxes," according to the Treasury Department. As the chart below shows, that's a steep uptick from $9.6 billion in March.

The tax collection data shows that April was the month Trump's campaign of tariffs started to make a real financial impact. Trump's April 2 "Liberation Day" tariffs against all U.S. trading partners ranged from 10% for many countries to 145% for Chinese products. That came on top of previous tariffs, including a 25% duty on foreign cars that went into effect that month.

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