U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs on Some Canadian Goods After Last-Ditch Talks Fail - WSJ

U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs on Some Canadian Goods After Last-Ditch Talks Fail  WSJ

Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers.

The tariffs that came into effect just after midnight (0400 GMT) on some $20 billion of Canadian goods representing just over 5% of Canada's exports to ​the US.

The tariffs that came into effect just after midnight (0400 GMT) on some $20 billion of Canadian goods - things like wooden ice hockey sticks that are rarely used anymore - are far ​from an economic game-changer for the largest US trading partner after Mexico

The U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on a wide swath of Canadian goods at midnight after trade talks between the two countries collapsed. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to the tariffs saying, “Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar.”

Negotiations between the neighboring countries broke down Friday night and Ottawa said it would impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.

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The United States imposed 50 per cent tariffs on US$20 billion worth of Canadian products early on Saturday and Canada immediately said it would retaliate, after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. US President Donald Trump’s import taxes w

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Canada was "continuing its retaliation against the US," minutes before fresh Trump tariffs were due to come into effect. Canada says the terms proposed were "unfair."

Canada would match US tariffs "dollar for dollar", says Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Canadian Prime Minister vows retaliatory tariffs "dollar for dollar" following failure to secure a US trade agreement.

United States set to slap 50% tariffs on $20 billion in Canadian imports as historic allies can’t reach last-ditch deal