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Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US imports take effect

From Die Zeit · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Canada brought retaliatory tariffs of 15% to 50% into force on US goods worth about $20 billion.
  • The measures target products including steel, aluminum and dairy goods, while some seafood products were removed from the original list.
  • The tariffs deepen a trade dispute that escalated after failed negotiations and follow earlier US duties on Canadian products.

Canada has put its retaliatory tariffs on US imports into force, escalating a trade dispute between the historically close neighbors. The duties range from 15% to 50% and cover US goods worth about $20 billion, including steel, aluminum and dairy products.

Some seafood products were removed from the original list. The dispute intensified in August after negotiations failed. US tariffs of 50% on Canadian products, including alcoholic drinks, dairy goods, hockey sticks and plywood, took effect more than two weeks ago.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney then announced countermeasures. The latest move comes as tensions also surround Bombardier, the Quebec-based aircraft maker.

US President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to block Bombardier aircraft sales in the United States and urged the company to build its planes in the country. “If they want our market, they have to produce here,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Bombardier said its US operations had created tens of thousands of jobs in the neighboring country and that it spent more than $2.5 billion a year with US suppliers.

If they want our market, they have to produce here.

· Donald TrumpTrump posted the demand after threatening to block Bombardier aircraft sales in the United States.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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