Canada to drop many of its retaliatory tariffs on the US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that his country will drop some billions of dollars in the revenge definitions of American goods, although it will maintain fees on cars, steel and aluminum.

This comes a day after he and President Donald Trump spoke over the phone for the first time since the two countries were absent from the deadline that she imposed self -imposed to reach a commercial agreement.

Canada put a 25 % tax on about 30 billion dollars (16 billion pounds; 21.7 billion dollars) of American goods on a range of products, including orange juice and washing machines.

The tax increase in the revenge of the American definitions on Canada, which is estimated at 35 % of August, was 35 % on all goods that are not compatible with the free deal for countries.

Carney said Canada will now coincide with the United States by ending its definitions on the goods compatible with the US Free Trade Agreement, Mexico and Canada (USMCA). He said that “would re -establish the free trade of the vast majority” of goods that move between the two countries.

Carney said that the decision would come into effect on September 1.

In a BBC’s US news partner, the White House said it welcomes the move of Canada, adding that it is “long ago” and the United States is looking forward to continuous discussions with its northern neighbor on trade and national security.

Canada is one of the many countries that have been exposed to the United States as part of the Trump global trade strategy, but it is only one of the two countries – besides China – which has placed revenge fees on American goods in response.

The poll shows that the majority of Canadians support the revenge definitions of the United States.

Carney, who was elected in a general election in April, a campaign against the aggressive “elbows” approach to negotiating with Trump, with reference to the famous ice hockey.

When the correspondents were asked if Canada relieves its approach, Carney argued that he was suffering from a better tariff deal with the United States more than many other countries due to free trade points.

He said this puts the actual tariff rate on Canadian goods by about 5.6 %, which is much lower than an average of about 16 % for other countries.

“While we are working to address distinguished commercial issues with the United States, it is important to do everything we can to maintain this unique feature of Canadian workers and companies,” he said.

Carney said that the focus on Canada will now accelerate car, steel, aluminum, sectors and other important sectors before a scheduled review of the USMCA free trade agreement next year.

The United States has put a 50 % tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, with the exception of those in the United Kingdom, as well as copper imports. It has also been imposed 25 % on aluminum imports.

Canada, for its part, put a 25 % tariff on American steel, aluminum and cars. Carney said this will remain in place now.

Since his return to the White House in January, Trump has launched a global trade war, a tariff or raising it on goods from all over the world, and a threat to rise as it negotiates the commercial deals he sees favorable to the United States.