Mexico is proposing new tariffs on nearly 1,400 goods, as it seeks to boost domestic production.
Many of the new import fees would be on goods from Asian countries.
Mexico is under pressure from the United States to reduce its economic relationship with China. Over the past year, Mexico has made an effort to crack down on counterfeit products from Asia and started to apply initial tariffs on products like textiles.
The tariffs now proposed by Mexico’s government are expected to pass.
Mexico says the tariffs would only affect countries they don’t have an existing trade agreement with, meaning the U.S. won’t face new import fees.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration has levied new tariffs on some Mexican goods and has threatened to expand and increase them.
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Cattle from Mexico have been barred from the United States for most the past year to prevent the parasite from entering. Ranchers in Sonora say this method was a mistake. -
Mexico’s foreign secretary says 14,000 Mexican nationals remain in immigration detention in the United States as Mexico pursues consular and legal action. -
The move comes after a nearly yearlong ban of Mexican cattle into the United States to protect against the New World screwworm parasite. -
The San Luis port of entry from Sonora, Mexico, is Arizona’s westernmost border crossing, and could see delays for four to five months starting later this month. -
No cases of the flesh-eating New World screwworm parasite have been reported in Arizona, but USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in the state has recommendations for ranchers to protect against it.
