US enforces a ban on several products imported from Canada
The Trump administration announced this measure a few weeks ago after the Canadian government decided to impose tariffs on U.S. goods.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, one of the border crossings between the United States and Canada. File photo
The ban on various products imported from Canada took effect Tuesday, three weeks after President Donald Trump announced this measure due to the trade war between the United States and its neighbor.
Among the affected products are various alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, rum, vodka and brandy; large-displacement motorcycles; and certain dairy products, such as whey. All of these were subject to 50% tariffs.
This measure was announced by the Trump administration on Sept. 8, after the Canadian government decided to impose tariffs of 15%, 25% and 50% on various U.S. imports, such as steel, dairy products, electronics and paper pulp, in retaliation against Washington's trade stance.
"The problem is that they have treated the United States very unfairly," Trump said Monday, shortly before the ban on the importation of the specified Canadian products took effect.
"They have behaved like one of the worst countries in the world (...) We get along well with China, we get along well with its people, and we make good deals. But Canada has turned out to be really very difficult to deal with," the president added.
In recent months, trade relations between the United States and Canada have deteriorated significantly , losing their status as some of the smoothest and most established in the world.
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