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Mexico Revising U.S. Goods Tariffs in Truck Dispute
 Mica Rosenberg - Reuters
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August 16, 2010
Mexico City – Mexico said it was strengthening retaliatory actions in a long-standing trucking dispute with the United States by adding new products to a list of goods subject to tariffs while removing others.
The decision came in light of what Mexican officials deem a slow U.S. response in putting end to the dispute, Economy Minister Bruno Ferrari told a news conference in Mexico City on Monday.
"We had been in talks, but unfortunately there has been no solution," Ferrari said. "We are not delaying this anymore. This (situation) cannot continue."
Ferrari said the list will be published on Mexico's Official Gazette this week but refused to give further details. The total value of products tariffed would not exceed $2.5 billion, he said.
Mexico's embassy in Washington said the revised list will include 99 products. A U.S. industry source said the retaliation is expected to hit U.S. pork.
The United States agreed to open its market to Mexican trucks as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which took effect in 1994, but the U.S. Teamsters union and many of its supporters in Congress have fought implementation of that pledge.
A year ago, Congress voted to cancel funding for a cross-border pilot program begun by former U.S. President George W. Bush's administration, which allowed long-haul Mexican trucks to circulate in the United States.
The move infuriated Mexico, which retaliated by imposing duties on U.S. exports, including fruit, vegetables and industrial goods.
(Editing by David Gregorio and Jim Marshall)
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