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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mae Anderson

Alcohol, whey and motorcycles are in the crosshairs of the US import ban on Canada products

Canada Tariffs - (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

The trade war between the U.S. and Canada escalated again this week as the U.S. announced import bans on most alcoholic beverages from Canada, along with other products including whey, molasses and motorcycles.

The U.S. had already imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian products — about 5% of the $381.92 billion worth of products that the country sent to the U.S. last year. The import bans announced late Tuesday target some of those products.

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