Zollstreit: Trump hebt Zölle auf bestimmte kanadische Waren auf
Kurz vor den Zwischenwahlen am 3. November lockert das Weiße Haus die Zölle auf Agrar- und Forstprodukte aus Kanada. Andere Güter wurden jedoch neu auf die Liste gesetzt.
Washington - US President Donald Trump has officially lifted the 50 percent tariffs on certain Canadian goods, a move aimed at helping Republican Senator Susan Collins in the upcoming election in Maine, according to a decree signed on Friday. Democratic Senator Ron Wyden criticized the step as a "desperate last-ditch effort" to save her political career.
The changes come into effect on October 30, just four days before the November 3 election. From the tariffs, items such as plywood, certain paper products, machinery and air conditioning units, packaging boxes and cartons, as well as fresh and dried seaweed are now exempt. In response, Trump placed other Canadian products under the tariff list, including carpets, paints, shampoos, cocoa powder, wooden cradles, ice blocks, refrigerators, iceboxes, archery equipment, and canoes.
Maine Senator Collins welcomed the move, stating that it would benefit blueberry, potato, apple, and seaweed producers in her state. The relief would help many of her state's farmers and manufacturers rely on special equipment, packaging materials, and other products from Canada. Her opponent, Jackson, accused Trump of making life harder and more expensive for people in Maine due to his trade wars.
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