Canada's countermeasures against the Trump administration's steel and aluminium levies have come into effect.
為對抗川普政府的鋼鋁進口徵稅,加拿大政府提出因應對策。
On Sunday, the day the country celebrates its national holiday, Canada imposed a 25% tariff on assorted US metals products.
上周日,是加拿大的慶祝國定假日,同時也是加國對美國施行各式金屬製品課徵25%關稅的日子。
Tariffs of 10% have also been imposed on over 250 other US goods like beer kegs, whiskey and orange juice.
同時其餘超過250項美國進口商品,例如:啤酒桶,威士忌,柳橙汁等,也課徵10%的關稅。
Canada-US trade tensions are high amidst the metals levies and North American Free Trade Agreement talks.
北美貿易協定與金屬課稅,造成美加貿易關係逐日緊張。
The tit-for-tat duties are estimated to total C$16.6bn (£9.5bn), representing the 2017 value of Canadian metals exports affected by the US measures.
此報復性關稅估算總額達166億加幣(95億英鎊),也代表2017年度,加國金屬出口產值受美國措施影響的估值。
Senior Canadian officials say the list is designed to exert political pressure on the US and make it take notice of how this will affect trade.
加拿大高層官員表示此清單是為了對美國政治施壓,關注到美加貿易間的嚴重性。