Analysts mull NAFTA countries' response to Trump's Sec. 201 actions

摘要

President Trump's move to punish Canada, Mexico and other trading partners in safeguard decisions announced this week has analysts weighing the administration's rationale and mulling steps those countries could take to challenge the rulings. The president announced Jan. 22 that tariff-rate quotas on imports of large residential washers would be applied to all countries, with the exception of those from Canada. He also signed a proclamation calling for tariffs as high as 30 percent on all imports of solar products, but not exempting any major trading partners.