Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Mexico slaps tariffs on U.S. steel, pork, bourbon, apples and more

Mexico responded in kind to U.S. President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs by imposing its own duties on American steel on Tuesday, while also targeting politically sensitive agricultural products from pork to bourbon.

As of Tuesday, Mexico will impose tariffs of 15 percent to 25 percent on U.S. steel products, the Mexican economy ministry said in a list published in the government’s official gazette.

The list also included a 20 percent tariff on U.S. pork legs and shoulders, apples and potatoes and 20 to 25 percent duties on types of cheeses and bourbon. Separately, Mexico opened . . .

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