US tariffs on Canada and Mexico will happen on Tuesday, says commerce chief

The US Secretary of Commerce said that the US definitions against Canada and Mexico will enter into force on Tuesday, but Donald Trump will decide its level.

The US President threatened to impose a 25 % tariff, a tax on imports, on his neighbors on March 4, in response to what he says is an unacceptable flow of drugs and illegal immigrants to the United States.

The Minister of Trade, Howard Lottenic, said on Sunday that the definitions will happen as planned, but the fine details will depend on the negotiations.

A 10 % tariff on Chinese imports is also expected in response to US accusations that Beijing is not doing enough to stop the flow of fentanel to the United States.

This means that if they are entered into force, Chinese exports to the United States will face a tax of no less than 20 %, after a 10 % tariff that entered into force a month ago.

Leaders of Chinese media claims in Beijing prepared a series of counter -measures that occur on the same day, which sparked the possibility of a comprehensive trade war between major economists in the world.

The Global Times, which is run by the Chinese state, said the counter -measures will target American agricultural and food products.

Analysts believe that Beijing still hopes to avoid a comprehensive trade war and negotiate a truce with the Trump administration, but so far there has been no sign of a deal between the economic giants.

Trump has long maintained that the customs tariff is a useful tool for correcting commercial imbalances and protecting us.

Speaking on Sunday in the future of Fox News, Lutnick Minister said: “There will be a tariff on Tuesday in Mexico and Canada. Exactly what it is, we will leave that until the president and his team leaves negotiation.”

Canada has repeatedly said that the definitions would harm both economists, but added that it would defend itself if it occurred.

Canadian Minister of Internal Trade, Annette Anand, met Washington officials in recent days and said during the weekend that there would be a response.

“We are fixed on the wheel. We are ready for any possibility, but we will defend every turn of our country’s economy,” I told CBC News.

Last month, Canada prepared a list worth 30 billion dollars (23.6 billion pounds) of American goods, which said it would end in response to the American definitions. The elements in that list included daily goods such as pasta, clothes and perfumes.

The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) says it has “escalated” its efforts to handle fentanel with the United States.

It is believed that only 1 % of the seized fentanel in the United States comes from Canada, according to American data.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday from the Ukraine summit in London that Canada is “not an issue” as an illegal source of fentanel in the United States.

It seemed that the President of Mexico, Claudia Xinbom, was sending a message to Trump after an interview with Lootnick when she said in a general event in the city of Kulima that “Mexico should be respected.”

“cooperation [and] Coordination, yes, dependency, never. “

President Trump has also announced 25 % fees for all steel and aluminum imports, which aim to enter into force on March 12.

In addition, he threatened to impose a “mutual” tariff for individual countries, in addition to 25 % of the customs tariff on the European Union.