Canada announced a 10 per cent tariff on imports of canned vegetables on Friday, saying the measure, which excludes the United States, was aimed at addressing challenges facing its domestic ​producers.

The tariff, which takes effect ​immediately and lasts for a maximum of 200 days, will also not apply ​to canned vegetables from Mexico, Israel, Chile ⁠and developing ⁠countries due to ‌Canadian trade obligations, the Finance Ministry said.

In a statement the department said the measure was provisional while it ⁠waited for the Canadian International Trade Tribunal to complete an inquiry to study whether increased imports of ‌canned vegetables were harming domestic processors.

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