Trump agrees to introduce grace period for cars from Canada and Mexico - White House
US President Donald Trump has agreed to introduce a one-month grace period for automotive products from Canada and Mexico. However, other tariffs on imports from the two neighbouring countries to the US remain in place.
This was announced during a briefing by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, "Ukrinform" reports, Censor.NET cites.
"We have been talking to the 'Big Three' car dealers (General Motors, Ford and Stellantis - ed.). We will provide a one-month exemption (from the new customs tariffs - ed.) for any cars that are part of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)," Leavitt said.
She also said that "at the request of companies associated with the USMCA, the president is granting them a one-month exception so that they are not disadvantaged economically".
The White House spokeswoman also said that US President Donald Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, 5 March. According to her, Trump was ‘unhappy with the conversation’, although it ended in a ‘somewhat friendly’ manner.
US duties on goods from Canada and Mexico
On 4 March, US President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada came into effect, as well as a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said that his country would appeal to the World Trade Organisation over the US tariffs on Canadian goods.
US President Donald Trump has threatened Canada with further tariff increases if Ottawa reciprocates with duties on US goods.
