+++ US customs policy +++: Canada imposes retaliatory tariffs worth $20 billion
Trump announces 50 percent tariffs on vehicles from Canada +++ Also game plans for new tariffs against China +++ Business demands negotiations in the US-Canada tariff dispute +++ The news blog.
The US and Canada have agreed to delay new US tariffs on Canadian imports. US President Donald Trump said the planned 50% tariffs on Canadian goods worth around $20 billion would be suspended for three days to allow for further negotiations. The tariffs, which would have affected products such as hockey sticks and medical wooden spatulas, were set to take effect at midnight. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney had spoken with Trump in a phone call on Tuesday in a last-minute effort to avert the new tariffs.
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