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(The Hill) — President Donald Trump announced Thursday the U.S. would raise tariffs connected definite Canadian goods from 25% to 35% beginning Friday.
Goods that are covered nether the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement volition beryllium exempt from the tariff rate, the White House said.
The White House announced the summation hours earlier higher tariff rates connected respective countries were acceptable to spell into effect. Canada is among the United States's top trading partners.
"Canada has failed to cooperate successful curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl and different illicit drugs, and it has retaliated against the United States for the president's actions to code this antithetic and bonzer menace to the United States," the White House said successful a information sheet.
Trump earlier this twelvemonth imposed a 25% tariff connected Mexico and Canada, citing frustrations that the countries had not done capable to curb the travel of fentanyl into the United States. Experts person noted comparatively small fentanyl crosses into the U.S. via the bluish borderline compared with the confederate border.
The president earlier this period threatened to rise tariffs connected Canada to 35%, again citing the fentanyl issue.
Trump precocious Wednesday said Canada's determination to admit the Palestinian authorities analyzable efforts to broker a commercialized agreement.
Trump has for months railed against Canada, claiming the U.S. has nary request for Canadian goods and musing astir annexing Canada arsenic the 51st state.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and different Canadian leaders person flatly rejected that proposition and asserted that the 2 nations enactment amended unneurotic arsenic partners.
