Canada

The Trump administration intends to impose tariffs of 10 percent on some aluminum from Canada, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade, adding that the duties will take effect on Aug. 16.

The U.S. could impose new Section 232 restrictions on Canadian aluminum as soon as Friday, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade.

The officials pointed to provisions in the small and medium-sized enterprises and competitiveness chapters among others.

“I highlighted to the president that the pandemic has disrupted usual manufacturing processes and supply chains, and that has caused certain disruption in the aluminum sector that is starting to realign itself.”

Former General Counsel Jennifer Hillman and former Associate General Counsel Kathleen Claussen were among the “non-national” prospective panelists agreed to by Canada and Mexico.

More than a dozen members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus on Wednesday urged President Trump to cancel an upcoming meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to celebrate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, calling it a distraction from the administration’s handling of the coronavirus and questioning why it is not expected to be trilateral.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced a roster of panelists eligible to serve on state-to-state dispute settlement panels as well as appointees to oversee the enforcement of a new rapid-response mechanism under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The surges of aluminum and steel “ought to be settled peacefully, not by our putting tariffs on,” the Senate Finance Committee chairman said.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday issued final implementation instructions for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, one of the last moves the agency says will help ensure a smooth transition from NAFTA once the new deal enters into force on Wednesday.