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Trump says US and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports.

Trump says US and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports.

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August 20th, 2026

Trump says US and Canada reached a last-minute deal to delay 50% US tariffs on Canadian imports.

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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he had paused 50% U.S. tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports for three days.

ドナルド・トランプ大統領火曜日カナダからの輸入品200億ドル分に対する米国の50%の関税3日間停止したと言いました

He announced the delay on his social media platform less than two hours before the tariffs were set to start.

関税が始まる予定の2時間前に自分のソーシャルメディアで延期発表しました

Trump said the pause was based on a deal between Canada and the U.S., subject to finalizing documents.

トランプ氏は、この停止カナダと米国の間の合意基づくもので書類の最終確認が必要だと言いました

The tariffs would have hit Canadian products such as hockey sticks and tongue depressors.

その関税はホッケースティックや舌圧子のようなカナダの製品に影響を与えていたでしょう

Canada had threatened to fight back with its own taxes, which could have made a trade fight between the two countries worse.

カナダは自国の税金で反撃すると脅していましたそれは両国の貿易戦争を悪化させていたかもしれません

They traded $880 billion worth of goods and services last year.

彼らは昨年8800億ドル相当の商品とサービスを取引しました

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said "substantial progress" had been made, but important work remained.

カナダの首相マーク・カーニー「大きな進展」があったと言いましたが、重要な仕事がまだ残っていました

He confirmed that Canada agreed to the three-day delay while talks continued.

彼は話し合いが続く間カナダが3日間の延期に同意したこと確認しました

Carney and Trump spoke twice by phone in the past two days, including a call Tuesday afternoon.

カーニーとトランプは、この2日間に電話で2回話しました火曜日の午後の電話も含まれています

Both sides had reasons to avoid the tariffs.

両方の側には関税を避ける理由がありました

Nearly 72% of Canada's goods exports last year went to the U.S.

昨年カナダの商品輸出の約72%米国に行きました

The Trump administration also faced a risk of higher prices for U.S. shoppers before November's midterm elections.

トランプ政権も、11月の中間選挙の前に米国の買い物客の価格が上がるリスクに直面しました。

The U.S. used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, a law never used before, to threaten the tariffs.

米国は1930年関税法の第338条使いました。これは今まで使われたことのない法律で、関税を脅すために使われました。

That law allows tariffs of up to 50% on imports from countries that treated U.S. businesses unfairly.

その法律は米国の企業を不公平に扱った国からの輸入品に最大50%の関税をかけることを認めています

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