Canada Imposes Temporary 10% Tariff on Canned Vegetables

Canada applied a 10% import tax on imports of canned vegetables to protect domestic growers and food processors, the Department of Finance said in a statement Friday.

The so-called “safeguard measure” applies immediately from June 19 for a maximum of 200 days, and follows a probe started earlier this year into “trade diversion.”

World Trade Organization rules allow import taxes if increased imports threaten serious injury to domestic producers, the statement said. The tariff will not apply to the US, Mexico, Israel, Chile or developing countries, to comply with Canada’s international trade obligations, the statement added.

Such safeguards are historically ...