Canada will not be subject to a newly imposed 10% US tariff on most countries' imports, as confirmed by Canada's ambassador to the US, Kirsten Hillman.
The Trump administration initially announced a 10% tariff on products from US trading partners, excluding China due to retaliatory tariffs (increased to 125%). However, confusion arose when US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested Canada and Mexico would be included.
Ambassador Hillman clarified that Canada remains exempt from this specific 10% levy, though existing tariffs imposed by the Trump administration remain in effect. This means Canadian imports are not subject to the newly added 10% tariff.
The Canadian government has been informed that Canada will not be subject to a new 10 per cent tariff that the United States is applying to most countries.
Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, said United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told her “we remain exempt from this levy.”
Trump announces 90-day pause on ‘reciprocal’ tariffs, hikes China levy to 125%
The Trump administration on Wednesday reversed course on hefty tariffs it recently imposed on most countries – pausing them for 90 days – and said instead a 10 per cent levy would apply to products from U.S. trading partners. This would not apply to China, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, because it had retaliated with counter-tariffs. Instead, the U.S. tariff on China is being raised to 125 per cent.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sowed confusion by saying Canadian and Mexican imports would also be subject to this new 10 per cent tariff.
This means Canadian imports are still subject to a series of tariffs imposed by Mr. Trump since March, but not an additional 10 per cent.
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