Trump announced his intention to create the new federal department on Truth Social, writing: "I will create the EXTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE to collect our Tariffs, Duties, and all Revenue that come from Foreign sources. We will begin charging those that make money off of us with Trade, and they will start paying, FINALLY, their fair share."

President-elect Trump said Tuesday he wanted to create an “External Revenue Service” to collect tariffs and other revenue from foreign countries, comparing it to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which collects taxes from Americans.

Trump said his new "external revenue service" will go into effect on January 20 to help the US collect more revenue from foreign countries.

Trump, 78, has already warned that he will raise tariffs on foreign nations that fail to align with his strict immigration policies.

N.Y., introduced a bill to reallocate funds from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement to hiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.

The parallel with the Internal Revenue Service is seen as a signal of the president-elect’s determination to enact sweeping import duties.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has proposed the creation of a new agency known as the “External Revenue Service” to collect tariffs, duties, and other revenue from foreign sources. Trump

Mr Trump also announced “immediate” executive actions to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the US government, and recognise “only two”, biologically distinct sexes.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he will create a new "External Revenue Service" to collect income on goods from other countries when he takes power next week. Newsweek has contacted the Trump transition team for comment via email.

Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) has reintroduced the Diverting IRS Resources to the Exigent Crisis Today (DIRECT) Act, legislation aimed at reallocating funds from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Representative Brian Babin (TX-36) is an original cosponsor of the bill.

Trump vows to send astronauts to plant an American flag on Mars and to establish an “External Revenue Service” for tariff collection.

The president withdraws the US from the Paris Agreement, pardons those convicted of the assault on the Capitol and renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, but has not yet imposed tariffs on