WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump raises tariff rates US imports from Canada 25% to 35% on Friday.
A White House announcement late Thursday said Canada “failed to do more to arrest, seize, detain or intercept.
Trump has put Canada down for several months It should be in the 51st US state. He had threatened to impose a higher person Canadian tariffs His deadline to reach trade agreements with dozens of countries if they fail to reach trade by Friday.
The president said early Thursday. Canada’s announcement recognises the Palestinian state It would make it “very difficult” for the United States to reach a trade agreement with its north neighbours. Trump has also expressed his dissatisfaction with the trade deficit with Canada, which is a major reflection of the US’s oil purchases.
Prime Minister Mark Carney eased expectations for tariffs and said Ottawa would agree to the deal “if there is something on the Canadians’ biggest profit table.”
In a statement released earlier Friday, he said he was disappointed with Trump’s actions and vowed to diversify Canada’s exports.
“Canada accounts for just 1% of fentanyl imports and is working intensively to cut these volumes further,” he pointed to a hefty investment in border security.
Kearney added that some industries, including wood, steel, aluminum and automobiles, will be harder to hit, but his government said it would minimize the impact and protect Canadian jobs.
Canada was not included in Trump update List of customs fees Other countries announced late Thursday. These import duties are expected to take effect on August 7th.
Trump wrote to Canada a few weeks ago, warning that he plans to raise the duties of many goods imported from Canada to 35%, deepening the rift between them. Two North American countries It undermines their decades-old alliance.
Some imports from Canada are still protected by the 2020 US-Mexico-Canada Agreement or the USMCA, where renegotiations take place next year.
According to a White House statement, goods transported through Canada, which are not covered by the USMCA, will be subject to a 40% tariff rate. He didn’t say where the product would come from.
President Donald Trump said Thursday there will be a 90-day negotiations with Mexico after a call with the country’s leader, Claudia Sinbaum. 25% tariff rate In place.
