Trump imposing 50% tariffs on certain Canadian goods over alleged trade discrimination
WASHINGTON - The U.S. is imposing additional 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods in response to alleged trade discrimination against multiple U.S. products and industries, senior Trump administration officials said Monday. President Donald Trump signed three proclamations Monday targeting different sets of Canadian imports with the steep tariffs in response to separate areas — motor vehicles, alcohol and dairy — where the U.S. says it has been treated unfairly, the officials said in a call with reporters. The tariffs, which fall under the rarely used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, are set to take effect 30 days after the signings, according to the officials. Each proclamation slaps tariffs on different Canadian products, “ranging from wine to hockey sticks to cement,” an official on the call said. The new tariffs “apply to all covered goods,” regardless of whether they are otherwise covered under the existing free trade agreement between the U.S. and Canada, the official said. “Canada has to be held…
20 Jul 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday