The US regime has purportedly decided to lift the 50 percent customs duties on certain Canadian goods starting October 30. At the same time, the administration in Washington has reportedly added carpets, paints, shampoos, conditioners, and various other products to the newly expanded list of tariff-subject goods.

According to reports by DW, the relevant decree was allegedly signed by US regime leader Donald Trump on October 23. High tariffs are scheduled to be removed from such Canadian exports as plywood, specific paper products, pulp and paper industry equipment, packaging boxes and cardboard cartons, as well as fresh and dried seaweed.

Meanwhile, the White House has incorporated additional merchandise into the restrictive taxation list. The newly targeted items include carpets, paints, shampoos, cocoa powder, wooden caskets, ice cream sticks, air conditioners, freezers, archery equipment, and canoes, further complicating bilateral commerce.

Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister responsible for US Trade, Dominic LeBlanc, stated that Ottawa is currently evaluating these measures. He claimed that Canada remains allegedly willing to engage in constructive cooperation to establish mutually beneficial trade relations that safeguard its national interests amidst mounting pressures.

Trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa have significantly escalated since Trump assumed the presidency once again. The introduction of reciprocal 50 percent tariffs marked a critical deterioration in bilateral ties, compounded by Trump's previous, provocative remarks regarding the prospect of turning Canada into the 51st US state.

Source: kun.uz