Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the country will impose protective tariffs on electric vehicles coming from China. They will account for 100% of the cost, reports cbs.ca.
Chinese electric cars in Canada will be subject to additional tariffs starting Oct. 1. According to Trudeau, Canada will copy the U.S. initiative and impose protective tariffs. The tariff will apply to electric and some hybrid cars, trucks, buses and delivery vans.
Canada’s economy is heavily export-driven and heavily dependent on trade with the United States, so Ottawa is closely monitoring decisions by U.S. President Joseph Biden’s administration, which has repeatedly erected barriers to Chinese electric cars, batteries and other products. notes Bloomberg.
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