China announced on Saturday retaliation rates on some Canadian imports of farms and food, after Canada imposed tariffs in October in electric vehicles made by Chinese and steel and aluminum products.
The new duties enter into force on March 20, according to a statement from the Commission of Customs Tariffs of the State Council. Additional 100% tariffs will be imposed on rapeseed oil, oil cakes and Canadian peas, and additional 25% tariffs will be applied to pork and aquatic products.
Get last minute national news
For the news that affects Canada and worldwide, register to receive news alerts that are given directly when they occur.
The tariffs are added to the global commercial tensions already high, with rounds for the United States, China, Canada and Mexico.
Tariffs occur in retaliation by Ottawa that impose tariffs against Chinese imports in October, including 100% light doors in all Chinese manufacturing EVs and 25% in steel and aluminum imports.
“Despite the repeated opposition and deterrence of China, Canada has taken unilateral restrictive measures on electric vehicles, steel, aluminum and other products imported from China without research, undermining the economic and commercial relations of China-Canada,” said the statement of the customs authorities.
The decision to impose retaliation tasks is produced after an “anti -discrimination research, which discovered that Canada's restrictive measures against some Chinese products have interrupted the normal commercial order and harmed the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies,” he added.
Canada announced tariffs on Chinese goods last August after similar taxes for the United States and the European Union against EV EVIs of Chinese manufacturing and other products. Western governments say that China's subsidies give their industry an unfair advantage.
& Copy 2025 the Canadian press