OTTAWA / MEXICO CITY – The leaders of Canada and Mexico ordered retaliatory tariffs in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to slap 25 percent levies on Canadian and Mexican imports.

Canada will retaliate with 25 percent tariffs on a raft of US imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday, warning Americans that Trump's actions would have real consequences for them.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday her government sought dialogue rather than confrontation with its northern neighbor, but that Mexico had been forced to respond in kind.

Trudeau told a news conference he was slapping tariffs on C$155 billion ($107 billion) of US goods. Those on C$30 billion will take effect on Tuesday, the same day as Trump's tariffs, and duties on the remaining C$125 billion in 21 days, he said.

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 Trump had said that he would also impose 10 percent tariff on all energy imports from Canada.

The Canadian leader said tariffs would include American beer, wine and bourbon, as well as fruits and fruit juices, including orange juice from Trump's home state of Florida. Canada would also target goods including clothing, sports equipment and household appliances.

Trudeau said the coming weeks would be difficult for Canadians but that Americans would also suffer from Trump's actions.

"Tariffs against Canada will put your jobs at risk, potentially shutting down American auto assembly plants and other manufacturing facilities," Trudeau said, addressing US citizens during a press conference in Ottawa.

"They will raise costs for you, including food at the grocery store and gas at the pump."

Canada is considering non-tariff measures, potentially relating to critical minerals, energy procurement and other partnerships, Trudeau said.

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The 9,000-km (5,600-mile) US-Canada border handles over $2.5 billion in trade a day, especially in energy and manufacturing, according to Canadian government data from 2023.

In 2023, Canada exported close to C$550 billion worth of goods and services to the US, or more than three-fourths of its total exports. Energy accounted for 30 percent and manufacturing contributed around 15 percent to exports south of the border.

Exports to the US accounts for roughly 17.8 percent of Canadian gross domestic product and more than 2.4 million jobs in Canada.

Mexico

Sheinbaum also rejected as "slander" the allegation by the White House that drug cartels have an alliance with the Mexican government, a point used by the Trump administration to explain why it had imposed the tariffs.

"I've instructed my economy minister to implement the plan B we've been working on, which includes tariff and non-tariff measures in defense of Mexico's interests," Sheinbaum posted on on social media platform X, without going into detail on what US goods her government will target.

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US exports to Mexico accounted for more than $322 billion in 2023, Census Bureau data showed, while the US imported more than $475 billion worth of Mexican products.

Trump said the tariffs against Mexico were due to the country's failure to stop fentanyl getting into the United States as well as what he describes as uncontrolled migration.

Sheinbaum also touted her government's record since she took office in October - seizing 20 million doses of deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl, in addition to detaining over 10,0000 individuals tied to drug trafficking.