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Negotiations on removing US tariffs on Irish whiskey are still ongoing after US Donald Trump announced the move at his Doonbeg golf course last month.

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With an incumbent Maine US senator from his own party locked in a tight re-election battle, President Donald Trump signed an order to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian agricultural and forestry products in a move that could benefit companies from the northern state.

Collins, locked in a tight race with Democratic challenger Troy Jackson, issued a statement saying she'd spoken with Trump's top trade negotiator, Jamieson Greer, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick "about the toll tariffs are taking on Maine families, businesses, farmers, and growers.''

President Trump on Friday slashed tariffs on a handful of Canadian products that are used widely by Maine's agricultural industry, a move cheered by GOP Sen. Susan Collins, who is facing a tough reelection battle.

Senator Susan Collins said Maine farmers “rely on specialised equipment, packaging materials, and other products from Canada” that are difficult or expensive to replace with American alternatives.

The move comes as Trump's Republican Party scrambles to maintain control of the US Congress, with a Republican candidate in a key Senate race saying she had lobbied to lift the tariffs on Canadian products.

From 30 October, tariffs will be eased on some products, including certain machinery, and placed on others, such as carpets.

The move was announced by Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who faces a tough re-election fight amid rising prices.

President to ease some levies to help candidates facing tough US Senate election battles

The amendment issued by the White House Friday, listed 22 products previously subject to 50 per cent tariffs that will now be exempt, while 100 new products were added.

Sen. Susan Collins, who’s in a tough re-election fight, said she secured from the Trump administration tariff exemptions on some agricultural and forestry items.

The U.S. is removing the 50 per cent tariffs on certain Canadian products as the trade war with Canada becomes a ballot box issue in key races ahead of November’s midterm election. Maine Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, said nine categories of Canadian exports will be exempted from tariffs, including corrugated paper, plastic boxes and […]

Sen. Susan Collins announced Canada was dropping Canadian tariffs, but the White House later said it was "replacing" the ones removed from the list.

The Maine Senate race between Republican incumbent Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson presents a laboratory for public sentiment on Trump's Canada tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are expected to unveil a new suite of supports for the steel and auto sectors hit by U.S. tariffs. Carney’s itinerary says he will meet with Ford on Parliament Hill on Wednesday, with a joint announcement to follow. A source with knowledge of the announcement but […]

A New Jersey food importer filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging President Donald Trump&rsquo;s power to invoke a Depression-era law to levy a 50% tariff on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods

A U.S. food importer has filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of International Trade challenging U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs targeting Canada.

A new lawsuit challenges President Donald Trump's tariffs on a range of Canadian goods using Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

China urged Britain to follow World Trade Organization rules and warned it against copying Brussels’ approach, arguing that tariffs on Chinese EVs would be discriminatory.

<p>Beijing warns against ‘discriminatory’ step after France drops opposition to British role in Made in Europe package</p><p>No 10 has left the door open to imposing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of the Made in Europe package, prompting a warning from Beijing that such a move would be “discriminatory”.</p><p>Downing Street said on Friday

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada won't be subordinated as 50 per cent US tariffs trigger a CAD$5.4 billion ($5.4 billion) aid package.