Washington:
The United States said on Monday that most of tomato imports from Mexico would face antidemping duties at the end of this year as it ends a 2019 agreement that stopped such allegations.
The Commerce Department said in a statement, “The existing agreement has failed to protect American tomato growers from mexican imports incorrectly.”
“This action will allow us to compete with tomato growers a lot in the market,” it said.
With the expiration of the deal, the Department of Commerce will impose an antidemping duty order on 14 July, resulting in a duty of 20.9 percent on most of the tomato imports from neighboring Mexico.
According to data from the US Department of Agriculture, Mexico is a major supplier of US fresh tomato imports.
The latest step of the Department of Commerce comes as President Donald Trump has imposed various tariffs on American business partners and areas since returning to the White House.
In addition to sector-wide tariffs on steel, aluminum and auto, Trump has also said that he has demanded to do wider Levies to correct what he claims that he claims that he claims inappropriate trade practices.
The Department of Commerce said, “Antidering and counter -making duty orders provide American businesses and workers with a mechanism to get relief from the harmful impacts of improper pricing of imports,” the Commerce Department said.
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