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Canada’s answer to steel tariffs now in effect

Northern neighbor puts taxes on bourbon, candy, other products

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July 3, 2018
KEYWORDS Canada / Donald Trump / steel tariff / trade
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Frozen pizza, chocolate bars and ballpoint pens are among the many U.S.-made products Canada has now hit with tariffs in retaliation for the U.S. decision to impose duties on Canadian steel and aluminum.

In addition to matching America’s 25 percent tax on imported steel and 10 percent tax on aluminum, Canada now levies similar taxes on popular U.S. products such as chocolate bars, mayonnaise, whiskey, sailboats, washing machines, maple sugar and strawberries.

The products have an estimated value of $12.5 billion U.S.

The Canadian government decided to impose the levies after efforts to secure a permanent exemption to the steel and aluminum tariffs failed. President Donald Trump announced the tariffs in March, saying they were needed to restore "balance" to U.S. trade. He temporarily exempted Canada, the European Union and Mexico from the tariffs while trying to negotiate new trade deals. 

Most of the U.S. products picked by the Canadian government for tariffs were selected because Canadian-made alternatives are readily available, limiting the impact for its citizens, experts said. In some cases, the government picked products associated with certain states, hoping any lost sales will spur Congress to stand up to President Donald Trump and convince him to end the tariffs.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the tariffs “insulting.”

“Let me be clear: These tariffs are totally unacceptable,” Trudeau said. “These tariffs will harm industry and workers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, disrupting linked supply chains that have made North American steel and aluminum more competitive around the world. Beyond that, these tariffs are an affront to the long-standing security partnership between Canada and the United States, and in particular, to the thousands of Canadians who have fought and died alongside American comrades-in-arms.”

Mexico and the European Union have also put tariffs on well-known American-made products such as bourbon and Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and HVAC equipment.

 

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