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Mexico: Government increased import duties on several products in response to US tariffs on aluminium and steel

Announcement

31 May 2018

The Mexican government announced the imposition of import tariffs on several products as a response to the decision of the USA of increasing import duties on steel and aluminum.

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Number of interventions

3

2 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

1 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

05 Jun 2018

Revocation date:

31 Jan 2019

Announced: 31 May 2018
Import tariff
The Decree adopted on 5 June 2018 by the Secretariat of Economy of Mexico also increased the import duties on 186 tariffs lines corresponding to metal products. The Government argued that the increase...
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Implementation date

05 Jun 2018

Revocation date:

31 Jan 2019

Announced: 31 May 2018
Import tariff
On the Decree published on the Official Gazette by the Mexican Secretariat of Economy on 5 June 2018, the executive also announced the inclusion of 11 tariff lines in the Sectoral Promotion Program. A...
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Implementation date

05 Jun 2018

Revocation date:

20 May 2019

Announced: 31 May 2018
Import tariff
On 31 May 2018, the Mexican Secretariat of Economy published an official statement announcing counter-balancing measures to the import tariff set on aluminium and steel by the USA. As a result of the ...
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Related State Acts

Announced: 25 Mar 2019

Mexico: Temporary changes to the import tax on certain iron and steel products

Announced: 15 Aug 2018

Turkiye: The government increases by 100% the import tariffs of certain products originating from the United States of America (Terminated on 21 May 2019)

Announced: 06 Jul 2018

Russia: Imposition of import duties on several goods in response to US tariffs on aluminium and steel

Announced: 25 Jun 2018

Turkiye: Imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States

Announced: 20 Jun 2018

India: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions and imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States

Announced: 31 May 2018

Canada: Retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products

Announced: 31 May 2018

United States of America: Imposition of section 232 import tariffs on certain steel goods from Canada, the European Union and Mexico and quotas on imports from Argentina and Brazil

Announced: 31 May 2018

United States of America: Imposition of section 232 import tariffs on certain aluminium goods from Brazil, Canada, the European Union, Mexico and the Republic of Korea and quotas on imports from Argentina

Announced: 17 May 2018

EU: Imposition of duties on imports of goods from the United States (May 2018)

Announced: 01 Apr 2018

China: Immediate notification of proposed suspension of WTO concessions and imposition of duties on imports of 128 goods from the United States

Announced: 08 Mar 2018

United States of America: Tariffs on aluminum imports under the national security provision of U.S. trade law

Announced: 08 Mar 2018

United States of America: Tariffs on steel imports under the national security provision of U.S. trade law

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