Containers at the Port of Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, February 28, 2025.
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China announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian agricultural products on Saturday after Ottawa slapped its import operations on China-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products.
Beijing said a 25% tax would be imposed on aquatic products and pork that occurs in Canada, compared to a 100% tariff on Canadian rapeseed oil, oil cakes and peas.
According to a statement from the State Council’s Customs and Customs Commission, the tariffs are expected to come into effect from March 20th.
The measure comes amid the brewing world trade war, following several tariff announcements by the US, China, Canada and Mexico in recent months.
Canada has followed the footsteps of the US and the European Union on concerns related to unfair competition, imposing 100% import duties on Chinese-made EVs since October 1st last year.
Ottawa also applied a 25% tariff on imports of steel and aluminum products from China, which came into effect on October 15th.
“The unilateral imposition of Canadian tariffs ignores objective facts and World Trade Organization rules, is a typical trade protectionist practice, constitutes discriminatory measures against China, seriously infringes China’s legitimate rights and interests, and undermines China’s economic and trade relations,” China’s customs office said in a statement on Saturday.
