The U.S. was required under the North American Free Trade Agreement to grant Mexican trucks full access to its highways by January 2000, but domestic opposition led U.S. legislators to delay the opening until a pilot program allowing some trucks was instituted in 2007.
The U.S. ended that program last week — a move that Mexican Economy Secretary Gerardo Ruiz Mateos called “wrong, protectionist and a clear violation” of NAFTA.
The 1994 agreement allows Mexico to introduce retaliatory tariffs equal to the amount of trade lost by the truck ban.
Some products that face higher tariffs beginning today:
- Christmas trees 20 percent
- Onions 10 percent
- Cabbage 10 percent
- Pears 20 percent
- Apricots 20 percent
- Strawberries 20percent
- Potatoes 20 percent
- Pork rind 20 percent
- Almonds 20 percent
- Cherries 20 percent
- Fruit juice 20 percent
- Soy sauce 20 percent
- Mineral water 20 percent
- Wine 20 percent
- Beer 20 percent
- Dog and cat food 10 percent
- Manicure and pedicure tools 15 percent
- Shampoo 15 percent
- Hair conditioner 15 percent
- Toothpaste 15 percent
- Shaving products/after shave 15 percent
- Deodorants and antiperspirant 15 percent
- Dinnerware 15 percent
- Statues and decorative artwork 20 percent
- Copy paper 10 percent
- Toilet paper 10 percent
- Notebooks 10 percent
- Pencils 20 percent
- Event or lottery tickets 20 percent
- Plastic identification cards 20 percent
- Curtain rods or hanging tools for blinds 20 percent
- Coffee makers 20 percent
- Cordless telephones 20 percent
- Sunglasses 15 percent
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