Canada retaliated against the reinstatement of the 10 percent tariff on aluminum imported from Canada, which US President Donald Trump removed last year.
Canada retaliated against the reinstatement of the 10 percent tariff on aluminum imported from Canada, which US President Donald Trump removed last year.
Canada has announced that a new tariff will be applied on American aluminum products worth $ 2.7 billion imported from the USA.
Canada's response to Trump's decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on aluminum imported from Canada to protect the US industry from the increase in imports was quick. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland stated at a press conference that the US decision would be responded "quickly and strongly".
Freeland said that retaliatory customs duties will come into effect by September 16.
Stressing that the US decision was "unacceptable," Freeland said, "At a time when we are dealing with a global epidemic, the trade dispute is the last thing needed. It will only hurt the economic recovery of both sides. But this is what the US administration chooses to do." found the assessment.