US wants Mexico to institute Section 232-type tariffs

The US government has requested that Mexico impose tariffs similar to Section 232 on steel and aluminum imports from outside North America, according to a report in Bloomberg on Sunday.

The goal is to maintain preferred treatment for products made in the US, Canada, and Mexico, and to act as a barrier against Chinese steel and aluminum, the article said. It cited unnamed people with direct knowledge of the matter.

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