HCPA Reaches Out to Canadian Ministries in Opposition to Proposed Canadian Counter-Tariffs
June 18, 2018
On June 15, HCPA sent comments to the Canadian ministries in opposition to the proposed Canadian counter-tariffs. Highlights from the letter include:
“Our Canadian-based sister association, the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association, estimates that the automatic dish detergent and perfume/deodorizer tariffs will amount to nearly $13M Cdn. annually. The tariff on insecticides, on the other hand, will drastically increase the prices for products in a marketplace dominated by U.S. manufacturers, and the result will be decreased access to products that help prevent insect borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and Zika. The scarcity of domestic suppliers in Canada will threaten the public health as North America enters spring and summer and sees an increase in outdoor activity and insect exposure. While we sympathize with the Canadian government’s desire to push back against American tariffs, we hope it will put an increased emphasis on de-escalating this cross-border trade conflict instead of increasing tensions through retaliatory tariffs that double the burden on manufacturers employing thousands of Canadian workers.”
HCPA has been working collaboratively with allied international trade associations from Canada, the European Union and Mexico against the tariffs, and will be sending a joint letter with them to the U.S. Trade Representative.
On June 15, HCPA sent comments to the Canadian ministries in opposition to the proposed Canadian counter-tariffs. Highlights from the letter include:
“Our Canadian-based sister association, the Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association, estimates that the automatic dish detergent and perfume/deodorizer tariffs will amount to nearly $13M Cdn. annually. The tariff on insecticides, on the other hand, will drastically increase the prices for products in a marketplace dominated by U.S. manufacturers, and the result will be decreased access to products that help prevent insect borne diseases such as Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and Zika. The scarcity of domestic suppliers in Canada will threaten the public health as North America enters spring and summer and sees an increase in outdoor activity and insect exposure. While we sympathize with the Canadian government’s desire to push back against American tariffs, we hope it will put an increased emphasis on de-escalating this cross-border trade conflict instead of increasing tensions through retaliatory tariffs that double the burden on manufacturers employing thousands of Canadian workers.”
Read the Full Canadian Counter Tariff Letter
HCPA has been working collaboratively with allied international trade associations from Canada, the European Union and Mexico against the tariffs, and will be sending a joint letter with them to the U.S. Trade Representative.