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The United States is imposing additional 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian goods in response to alleged trade discrimination against multiple U.S. products and industries, senior Trump administration officials said Monday.
President Donald Trump signed three proclamations Monday targeting different sets of Canadian imports with the steep tariffs in response to separate areas where the U.S. says it has experienced the discrimination, the officials said in a call with reporters.
“By doing this, President Trump is leveling the playing field for crucial American exports: motor vehicles, alcohol, and dairy,” one of the officials said.
The tariffs, which fall under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, are set to take effect 30 days after the signings, according to the officials.
Each proclamation slaps tariffs on different Canadian products, “ranging from wine to hockey sticks to cement,” an official on the call said.
“Canada has to be held accountable for this continued discrimination,” an official said.
Canada’s status as America’s long-time close ally and trade partner has frayed amid Trump’s tariff-heavy agenda and vocal displeasure with the nations’ trilateral trade pact with Mexico.
The Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment on the new U.S. trade actions.
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