Tag: Trade Dispute
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A temporary 10 per cent U.S. import tariff is set to lapse on July 24, but Canadian softwood still carries an effective burden near 35 per cent as the CUSMA review drifts and a December deadline looms. By the Canada Trade Desk | OTTAWA, July 18, 2026 A deadline that changes less than it seems…
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A temporary United States surcharge is set to lapse on July 24 and a long-delayed duty cut still sits unsigned, leaving Canadian softwood producers facing another week of tariff limbo and combined levies near 45 percent at the border. OTTAWA, July 20, 2026. Canada’s softwood lumber producers are heading into a pivotal week with more…
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President Lula rejects Washington’s 25 percent Section 301 tariff as groundless, invoking Brazil’s Reciprocity Law and returning to the WTO as exporters brace for the July 22 start date and a possible 12.5 percent forced labor surcharge on top. Brazil closed the week on a war footing in trade policy, converting President Luiz Inacio Lula…