Canada hits US with counter-tariffs on more than 700 products
Canada imposes tariffs on US goods worth $19.9bn goods which will take effect on September 8 as trade talks with Washington collapse. Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States as the trade war between Washington and Ottawa escalates, impacting hundreds of products.
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- Fact 1: Canada imposes tariffs on US goods worth $19.9bn goods which will take effect on September 8 as trade talks with Washington collapse.
- Fact 2: On Tuesday, the Canadian government said it would impose tariffs on 27.6 billion Canadian dollars, or $19.9bn, worth of US goods, matching “dollar for dollar” the new US duties that Trump imposed.
- Fact 3: China says will safeguard its own interests as US expands Iran sanctions The counter-tariffs will impact more than 700 products, the government said in a statement, and will target the steel and aluminium, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, plastics and electronics sectors.
- Fact 4: The tariffs will range from 15 percent to 50 percent and take effect on September 8.
Canada imposes tariffs on US goods worth $19.9bn goods which will take effect on September 8 as trade talks with Washington collapse. Canada has announced retaliatory tariffs against the United States as the trade war between Washington and Ottawa escalates, impacting hundreds of products.
On Tuesday, the Canadian government said it would impose tariffs on 27.6 billion Canadian dollars, or $19.9bn, worth of US goods, matching “dollar for dollar” the new US duties that Trump imposed. It also announced a new plan for financial support for businesses caught in the trade war. Nvidia, Supermicro employees charged over export of AI servers to China Who are Iran’s top trading partners US would need to target to isolate it?
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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