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Sources: Mexico tweaking retaliatory tariff list with new Congress in mind

December 5, 2018 at 2:49 PM
Mexico, under newly inaugurated President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is redesigning its list of retaliatory moves in response to the U.S.' Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum, mulling steeper tariffs on politically salient products aimed at catching the attention of the 116th Congress, according to sources and press reports. In June, Mexico unveiled an 18-page list that targeted steel products and a host of agricultural goods including pork and other items that would be hit with steep tariffs, sparking...


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