Canada may go ahead with the imposition of a 100% surtax on selected U.S. imports in the first half of 2015. The surtax may affect Canadian businesses that import or export products. This proposed measure is a result of the United State’s refusal to change its country-of-origin labeling (COOL) in the US 2008 Farm Bill. Canada considers discriminates against its livestock and contravenes World Trade Organization (WTO) obligations.
Canada has already published a list of U.S. imports on which it is prepared to impose the surtax in the first half of 2015 if the United States does not modify its COOL law. The list includes the following products – Corn, Ethyl alcohol and other spirits, denatured, of any strength, live bovine animals, live swine, bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, and other bakery products.
