00:00Mexico says it plans to ask for an exemption from new U.S. levies on aluminium and steel
00:06after the tariff is set to double to 50 per cent on Wednesday.
00:09We will ask that Mexico is excluded from this measure, as well as the Reino Unido.
00:16That's what we're going to plan.
00:17So, I see this measure unfair, unsustainable and inconvenient.
00:23Three, yes.
00:25US neighbours Mexico and Canada are to be hit hardest by the tariffs.
00:29Canada is the biggest source of both steel and aluminium exports to the U.S., while Mexico ranks third in steel shipments.
00:37The U.K. is the only trading partner so far to sign a deal with Washington, exempting them from the tariffs.
00:43U.S. President Donald Trump has asked all U.S. trade partners to submit their best offer for a trade deal by Wednesday to avoid U.S. tariffs.
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