Trump says US and Canada reached last-minute deal to delay 50% tariffs on Canadian imports
- President Donald Trump said the United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian imports for three days.
- The pause came less than two hours before the tariffs were set to take effect, after talks between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney continued into Tuesday.
- The White House said Canada had committed to remove measures the administration considers discriminatory against U.S. alcohol, dairy and motor vehicle exports, though Canada did not immediately confirm those commitments.
- Carney said substantial progress had been made and that more work remained, while confirming Canada agreed to the three-day delay.
- The delay avoids an immediate escalation in trade tensions between the two countries, whose trade in goods and services totaled $880 billion last year.
President Donald Trump said the United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay the planned 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports for three days. The move came just before the duties were due to take effect and gives both sides more time to continue negotiations.
Trump said on Truth Social that the tariffs were paused because the two countries had a deal, subject to final paperwork. The White House said Canada had agreed to remove measures the administration views as discriminatory toward U.S. alcohol, dairy and motor vehicle exports, although Canada did not immediately confirm that account.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said substantial progress had been made, but important work remained. His office said he and Trump had spoken by phone twice in the previous two days, including Tuesday afternoon, as the talks moved toward the delay.
The announcement reduces the immediate risk of a new trade shock between two closely linked economies. For markets, the short delay is mildly supportive in the near term because it lowers the chance of an abrupt tariff hit to Canadian exporters and U.S. importers, though the broader impact remains neutral until a final agreement is reached.
特朗普称美加达成最后时刻协议 推迟对加拿大进口商品征收50%关税
特朗普表示，美国和加拿大已在最后时刻达成协议，把原定对加拿大进口商品征收的50%美国关税推迟三天实施。这一决定发生在关税原定生效前不到两小时，为双方继续谈判争取了时间。
特朗普在社交平台上称，暂停关税是因为两国已经达成协议，但仍需完成最终文件。白宫表示，加拿大同意取消美方认为对美国酒类、乳制品和汽车出口具有歧视性的措施，不过加拿大方面没有立即证实这一说法。
加拿大总理卡尼表示，双方已经取得实质性进展，但仍有重要工作要完成。他的办公室说，卡尼与特朗普在过去两天内通了两次电话，其中包括周二下午的一次，显示谈判一直持续到最后一刻。
这项宣布暂时降低了两国之间新的贸易冲击风险。就市场影响而言，这一短期延迟对股市和相关贸易链条的情绪偏向中性略偏利好，因为它减轻了加拿大出口商和美国进口商立即承受关税冲击的压力，但在最终协议落地前，整体不确定性仍然存在。