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

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

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August 20th, 2026

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

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

唐納·川普總統週二表示他已暫停對價值200億美元的加拿大進口商品徵收50%的美國關稅為期三天

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

他在關稅原定生效前不到兩小時於自己的社群媒體平台上宣布了這項延遲

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

川普表示這次暫停是基於加拿大與美國之間一項協議但需待文件完成

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

這些關稅原本會影響加拿大的產品例如曲棍球桿壓舌板

Canada had threatened to retaliate with its own levies, which could have worsened a trade fight between the two countries.

加拿大曾威脅用自己的關稅來報復,這可能讓兩國之間的貿易爭端更加嚴重。

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

去年兩國之間的貨物和服務貿易總額達到8800億美元

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

加拿大總理馬克·卡尼表示已經取得了實質進展」,仍有重要工作要做。

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

證實加拿大同意延遲三天同時談判繼續進行

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

卡尼川普在過去兩天內通了兩次電話其中包括週二下午一次通話

Both sides had reasons to avoid the tariffs.

雙方都有理由避免這些關稅

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

去年,加拿大近72%的商品出口到了美國

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

川普政府也面臨風險,因為在11月中期選舉前,美國消費者可能面對更高的價格

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

美國援引了1930年關稅法第338條,這是一項從未使用過的法律用來威脅加徵關稅

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

這項法律允許歧視美國企業國家進口商品課徵最高50%的關稅

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