Saturday 08/March/2025 – 10:32 PM
The Chinese government announced today, Saturday, the imposition of new customs duties on Canadian agricultural and diet products worth more than $ 2.6 billion, in a new escalation step in the context of the trade conflict between China and Canada.
This decision comes as a retaliatory measure against Beijing against the drawings imposed by Canada last October on Chinese goods, at a time when the commercial conflict is witnessing a great escalation as a result of increasing tensions between the major powers.
According to Reuters, the customs duties announced by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce will be 100% on the oil seed oil, oil cakes and peas imported from Canada, which exceeded one billion dollars, while a fee will be imposed by 25% on water products and Canadian pig meat, which amounts to 1.6 billion dollars, and these procedures will be valid from next March 20.
Customs duties on Canadian agricultural products
In a statement, the Chinese Ministry of Trade said that this step comes in response to what it described as Canada’s violation of the rules of the World Trade Organization, and that the measures taken by Ottawa are greatly harmful to China’s interests and is an example of commercial protectionism.
Commenting on this escalation, Dan Wang, Director of China Affairs at the Eurasia Group, indicated that the timing of this response may be a warning of Canada from the close of the close alliance with American commercial policy. He added that this late response from China reflects the burdens and pressures facing the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in light of the ongoing trade disputes with the United States and the European Union.
Canada last October imposed 100% customs duties and 25% on electric cars made in China and steel and aluminum products, prompting Beijing to respond with similar economic measures.
