美加达成初步协议 特朗普暂停对加拿大酒类50%关税三天
美国将至少在三天内不会对加拿大烈酒征收新的50%关税，特朗普总统宣称双方已达成协议。该关税原定于8月19日生效，却在最后关头被叫停。此前，加拿大多数省份在美方先行加征关税后，将美国产酒类下架，导致美国酒类对加出口一年内暴跌70%。特朗普在社交媒体上表示，基于美加已完成协议文件起草，暂停原定于次日生效的关税三天。加拿大总理卡尼则态度审慎，表示谈判已取得重大进展，但仍有重要工作待完成。暂停举措受到业界欢迎。
The US will not impose a new 50% tariff on Canadian spirits for at least another three days, with president Donald Trump claiming a deal has been struck.
The tariffs were due to be applied from 19 August but were paused at the 11th hourPresident Trump threatened the tariff in July and said it would “level the playing field for crucial American exports – cars, alcohol, and dairy”.
The move was in response to the majority of Canadian provinces choosing to remove US-made alcohol from their stores following Trump’s initial tariffs.
Exports of American spirits to Canada subsequently plunged by 70% in a year.
The retaliatory tariff was due to come into force today (19 August) but has been postponed as talks between the two nations proceed.
Posting on Truth Social, Trump said: “I have paused the 50% tariffs against Canada that were scheduled to kick in tomorrow morning for a three-day period, based on the fact that Canada and the USA, subject to the finalisation of documents, have a deal.”
Canada’s president Mark Carney took a more cautious approach, saying on Twitter that ”substantial progress has been made, although there is important work still to be done”.
The pause has been welcomed by those in the spirits industry, including the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (Discus).
A spokesperson for Discus said: “We appreciate president Trump’s continued commitment to restoring access for American spirits products across Canada following the discriminatory sales bans that have unfairly targeted US distillers for more than a year and a half.
“These provincial bans have caused exports of American spirits to drop by more than 70%, leaving American distillers caught in the middle of a broader trade dispute.
“As discussions continue over the next few days, we encourage leaders on both sides of the border to reach a negotiated solution that gets American spirits back on retail shelves in all Canadian provinces and returns the spirits sector to a zero-for-zero tariff framework.”
Discus is inviting its members to a Congressional Fly-In in Washington, DC, on 24 September.
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