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Article: United States Threatens Mexico With Tariffs Over Corn Syrup.

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December 10, 2001
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MEXICO CITY, Dec 10, 2001

The United States will increase tariffs on Mexican products unless the Mexican government eliminates compensatory tariffs on U.S. corn syrup, said U.S. Department of Commerce senior official William H. Lash. "We can impose punitive tariffs against Mexican imports, and given the Mexican economic situation, I'm sure that for Mexico it wouldn't be agreeable to have additional taxes on goods it exports to the United States," he said. "The United States is ...

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