US company challenges 50% tariffs on Canadian products
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MyJoyOnline
US food group Gellert Global Group is challenging in court the 50% tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on about $20 billion worth of Canadian products. The complaint, filed with the US Court of International Trade, seeks the taxes’ cancellation and reimbursement of amounts paid, according to the Liberty Justice Center, which represents the company.
Gellert Global Group, a US food company, has filed a lawsuit challenging the 50% tariffs imposed by Donald Trump’s administration on certain Canadian products, MyJoyOnline reports. The complaint, filed with the US Court of International Trade, asks for the tariffs to be declared illegal and for affected importers to be reimbursed with interest.
The legal advocacy group Liberty Justice Center is challenging the measures on behalf of Gellert Global Group. It argues that the White House exceeded its powers by invoking section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, and that the provision does not allow for broad tariffs in response to a trade dispute. The taxes affect about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, including dairy products, wine and hockey sticks.
Gellert Global Group pays the tariffs on cheese exported from Canada and is also facing Canadian retaliatory measures on US cheese sold north of the border. Its co-chairman and chief executive, Thomas Gellert, said the taxes had disrupted the company’s relationships with suppliers and customers and were creating costs and uncertainty in the supply chain.
The complaint also argues that section 338 requires a 30-day waiting period before tariffs take effect. However, the company says cheese was added to the list of affected products only a week before collection began. Liberty Justice Center head Sara Albrecht said the case concerned the powers of the presidency, not Donald Trump personally, MyJoyOnline reports.
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