Canada will impose duties of 25% on food, alcohol and weapons from the U.S.

Canada imposes duties of 25% on a number of goods imported from the U.S. worth $30 billion. The corresponding statement was published on February 2 on the website of the Canadian government.

The corresponding duties will be imposed on meat, milk and dairy products. In addition, the list includes alcoholic beverages.

A number of clothing, cosmetics, tobacco products and household appliances are also subject to duties.

In addition, duties of 25% will be imposed on U.S. weapons, bombs, torpedoes and mines.

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Earlier, on February 1, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to impose trade tariffs of 25% on goods from Canada, China and Mexico. Then he also promised to impose duties on goods from the EU. As the American president pointed out, at the moment China, Canada and Mexico are responsible for significant amounts of drug smuggling into the United States.

On February 2, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the country in response to the actions of the U.S. imposes duties of 25% on U.S. goods totaling $155 billion. He accused the U.S. leader of violating the free trade agreement between the United States and Canada by imposing import duties.

Later, Chinese economist Andrew Leung told Izvestia that the tariffs imposed by Trump on imports of goods from China and Mexico will lead to an increase in consumer prices in the US itself.

American political scientist Garland Nixon told Izvestia that Canada and Mexico will face negative consequences of the imposition of duties by the United States, against which they may turn to Russia and China.