After the announcement, Trump said “probably” would reconsider the doubling of customs duties on Canada steel and aluminum.
On Tuesday, the Province of Ontarion of Canada announced that it would suspend a 25 % extra charge for electricity exported to the states of Michigan, New York and Minnesota in the United States.
Provincial Prime Minister Doug Ford reported the issue after discussing the US Minister of Trade Howard Lutnick with.
Ford also announced that she and Lutnick will meet on Thursday to meet the US trade relationship Jamieson Greer with.
On Monday, the Ontarion Province set an additional fee of 25 % for Canadian electricity exported to the United States, as a response to the imported duties imposed by the United States for Canada.
Tuesday of US President Donald Trump In turn, he said he intended to double the 25 % duties set for steel and aluminum to be imported from Canada to 50 %.
After Ford’s reported on Tuesday, the province will suspend an additional charge for electricity, Trump commented to journalists “probably” to again consider doubling the customs duties on Canada steel and aluminum.
US 25 % import duties for steel and aluminum will take effect tomorrow Wednesday. Customs also apply to products imported from Europe.
Source: AFP