The United States imposed hard tariffs for imports from Mexico, Canada and China, which led to fast retaliation measures by the country’s North American neighbors.
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump signed three separate instructions for managers who have recorded goods from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent for all imports from China.
Imported from Canada, including oil, natural gas and electricity, is taxed at 10 percent starts.
Trump said the tariffs were necessary to protect the Americans, and promised to maintain the duties until he described a national emergency in the United States about drug fighter tanyl and migration without papers.
The Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum immediately ordered retaliation tariffs, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country will complete 25 percent tariffs with up to $ 155 billion in US imports.
There was no immediate reaction from China.
Kristen Saloomey in Al Jazeera, who reported on the US city of Detroit, said Trump’s movements had expressed concerns on both sides of the border.
“This is something that the Canadians were very concerned about, and the Americans here in Detroit, where I am, have taken care of rising prices. Economists also warn that a trade war could develop due to these tariffs and cause prices to lead to a recession and possibly force Canada, ”she said.
Steep tariffs
Trump declared the national emergency as part of the law on international emergency management powers and the law on national emergencies to support the tariffs that enable the president to impose sanctions on combating crises.
The new tasks make Trump’s repeated threats during the 2024 presidential campaign and since taking office and defying economists from the economics that a new trade war with the top trading partners of the USA undermined country growth and at the same time increasing prices for consumers and companies.
The tariff collections begin on Tuesday at 12:01 p.m. EST (05:01 GMT). Imports that were invited to a ship or their final transit before the entry into the USA before 12:01 p.m. on Saturday would be freed from the duties.
A fact of a fact that the tariffs would stay on the spot “until the crisis relieved”, but did not give any details about what the three countries had to do to gain exhaustion.
Meanwhile, US officials said that there would be no exclusions from the tariffs, and if Canada, Mexico or China were renovated against US exports, Trump would probably increase the tasks.
They said that Canada, in particular, would no longer allow the U.S. service for small deliveries below 800 US dollars. The officials said that Canada, together with Mexico, had become a line transactions for shipments from fentanyl and its forerunner chemicals to the USA, about small packages that are not often checked by customs agents.
“Real consequences”
Trudeau, Canada’s Prime Minister, said that Canadian duties for $ 30 billion in US alcohol and fruit would become effective on Tuesday if the US tariffs come into force.
He opened his address for Canadians with a message that was aimed at American consumers.
“It will be real consequences for them, the American people,” he said, adding that it would lead to higher prices for food and other goods.
“The actions taken today today have separated us instead of bringing us together,” said Trudeau and warned in French that it could lead to “dark times” for many people. He encouraged the Canadians to “choose Canadian products and services and not American”.
Sheinbaum, the Mexican President, replied to Trump’s announcement in one post on X and said that she instructed her economic secretary to implement an answer that comprises retaliation tariffs and other measures to defend Mexico’s interests.
“We categorically reject the defamation of the White House that the Mexican government alliances with criminal organizations and any intention to contain our area,” wrote Shebbaum.
“When the government of the United States and its agencies wanted to address the serious fentanyl consumption in their country that harm so much harm to its population. “
Julia Galiano from Al Jazera, who reports from Mexico city, said that the trade war would hit Mexico hard.
“Let us remember that 80 percent of Mexico’s exports go to the United States. The country is by far Mexico’s largest trading partner. Experts tell us that the effects are essentially felt immediately, first with the prices (and) with an increase in inflation (and), ”she said.
In the United States, the Republicans welcomed Trump’s step, while industry groups and Democrats gave strong warnings about the effects on prices.
Jake Colvin, President of the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), said Trump’s move threatened to increase the costs of “everything from avocados to cars”, and asked the USA, Canada and Mexico to find a quick solution, to avoid escalation.
“Our focus should be on working with Canada and Mexico to achieve a competitive advantage and to facilitate the ability of American companies to export to global markets,” said Colvin in a statement.
The Democrats quickly said that every inflation that goes into the future was Trump’s result, who began his third week as president.
“They are worried about food prices. Don’s increase in prices with his tariffs, ”published the democratic chairman of the Senate, Chuck Schumer from New York on X.
“They are worried about tomato prices. Wait until Trump’s Mexico -Zölle increase your tomato prices. … they are worried about prices for cars. Wait until Trump’s Canada tariffs increase your car prices, ”he wrote in a number of articles.
