Pork cuts, sunglasses, ketchup, onions and other items are on new list of tariff charges on U.S. goods
By Laura Price and Jens Erik Gould
Bloomberg - Mexico will impose import tariffs on some U.S. pork cuts, ketchup, cheeses, sweetcorn and some fruits because of the U.S. government’s failure to restore a program allowing Mexican trucks to operate north of the border, the nation’s official gazette said.
The list includes a tariff of 5 percent on some cuts of pork and as much as 25 percent on fresh white cheese, according to the notice.
Onions, apples, pears, oranges, cherries, soy sauce, mineral water and sunglasses are also on the list.
Mexico will charge the duties on a rotating list of 99 U.S. products valued at about $2.5 billion.
Mexico’s government is waiting for the U.S. to propose a resolution to the standoff, which started when the U.S. Congress ended a pilot program allowing Mexican trucks to deliver goods in the U.S. Mexico responded in March 2009 by putting tariffs of 10 percent to 45 percent on U.S. goods including vegetables, wine, juices, sunglasses and toothpaste.
Now, authorities are imposing a second round or tariffs covering more goods.
