U.S. Chamber Pushes for Constructive U.S.-Canada Outcome Ahead of Section 338 Tariff Deadline

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Neil Herrington, Senior Vice President for the Americas of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, released the following statement as a Section 338 deadline approaches for the White House to impose new tariffs on Canadian goods.

"As we approach this week's deadline of potential new tariffs on Canadian goods, we encourage U.S. and Canadian officials to continue to engage in constructive dialogue designed to address areas of concern in the current trade relationship and to avoid the imposition of new tariffs.

"The introduction of higher tariffs would damage both economies, drive up costs for U.S. families, further disrupt critical supply chains, and risk the 13 million American jobs that depend on trade under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA).

"Conversely, a deal that at once significantly reduces U.S. Section 232 tariffs on imported Canadian steel, aluminum, lumber and auto components, returns U.S. wine and spirits to Canadian shelves, enhances Canadian market access for U.S. dairy producers and addresses Canadian retaliatory tariffs would be a boon to U.S. consumers, producers, farmers and manufacturers."