US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has postponed tariffs on most goods from Mexico for a month after talks with the country’s president.
The announcement from the White House comes after Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, said tariffs on both Canada and Mexico would "likely" be delayed.
This is the second time that Trump announced one-month postponement since the announcement of the import taxes in February.
"We are working hard, together, on the Border, both in terms of stopping Illegal Aliens from entering the United States and, likewise, stopping Fentanyl," Trump said on Truth Social.
The announcement comes even as Trump has already softened the attack on Canada and Mexico, granting automobile manufacturers a one-month reprieve after they warned of widespread disruption.
Trump, after returning to the White House in January, had pledged to target Canada and Mexico with tariffs on his first day back in office.
He said he was mulling imposing the tariffs at the start of February. However, in February, he offered Canada and Mexico a one-month delay at the 11th hour.
Canada Will Be In Trade War With US: Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that his country will continue to be in a trade war with the US for the foreseeable future, Reuters reported.
"I can confirm that we will continue to be in a trade war that was launched by the United States for the foreseeable future," Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa.
Canada has imposed 25 per cent tariffs on C$30 billion of US imports. Trudeau has maintained those measures would remain in place until the Trump administration ended its trade action.