US-Canada talks could set steel export quota and stepped tariffs
The Globe and Mail, citing sources, says a potential US-Canada trade accord would set a Canadian steel quota with a 25% tariff within quota and 50% above it, and includes related changes on US retaliatory steel tariffs and third-country imports.
Sources told The Globe and Mail a potential US-Canada trade accord under negotiation would introduce a Canadian steel export quota, charging a 25% tariff on shipments within the quota and 50% on shipments above it.
An industry executive said Canada has agreed to allow 4 mln tonnes of steel per year to enter the US at the 25% rate; volumes beyond 4 mln t would face a 50% duty.
Sources said Ottawa would drop all retaliatory tariffs on US steel and further restrict third-country steel imports.
Canada is also negotiating aluminum terms aimed at lowering tariffs.