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new duties become effective March 20, according to a statement
by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council.
Additional 100% tariffs will be imposed on Canadian rapeseed
oil, oil cakes and peas, and additional 25% tariffs will apply
to pork and aquatic products.
The tariffs add to global trade tensions already high, with
rounds of tariff announcements by the United States, China,
Canada and Mexico.
The duties come in retaliation for Ottawa imposing tariffs
against Chinese imports in October, including a 100% surtax on
all Chinese-made EVs and 25% on steel and aluminum imports.
“Despite China’s repeated opposition and dissuasion, Canada has
taken unilateral restrictive measures on electric vehicles,
steel, aluminum and other products imported from China without
investigation, undermining China-Canada economic and trade
relations,” read the statement by the customs authorities.
The decision to impose retaliatory duties comes after an
“anti-discrimination probe, which found out that Canada’s
restrictive measures against some Chinese products have
disrupted normal trade order and harmed the legitimate rights
and interests of Chinese enterprises,” it added.
Canada announced tariffs on Chinese goods last August following
similar duties being imposed by the U.S. and the European Union
against Chinese-made EVs and other products. The Western
governments say China’s subsidies give its industry an unfair
advantage.
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