Washington increased 5%, up to 15%, surcharges for Costa Rica, Bolivia and Ecuador and keeps those planned in April for Venezuela (15%) and Nicaragua (18%).
The new surcharges They will begin to charge on August 7seven days after the date initially announced.
This delay aims to give customs time to prepare, a high American position to journalists reported.
In a document in which Washington specifies the new Brazil levies it appears with 10%, but it will be only until August 6.
On Wednesday the Trump government announced that to this universal minimum tariff to imported Brazilian goods will add 40 percentage points (PP), which equivalent to 50% mainly due to the trial against his exaliate, the former ultra -rightist president Jair Bolsonaro, accused of an attempt.
As Trump had threatened, It increases from 25% to 35% tariffs on Canadian products that enter the United States outside the North American Free Trade Agreement (T-MEC).
“Canada has not cooperated to stop the constant flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and has retaliates against the United States,” the White House regretted in a document.
“Mexican cartels operate more and more fentanyl and nitazen synthesis laboratories in Canada,” he adds on two synthetic opioids that concern the United States.
