“People ask me how I view this measure. Well, I see it as unfair, unsustainable, and inconvenient,” the minister told the press, referring to the decree signed by US President Donald Trump to raise tariffs from 25 to 50 percent.

The official asserted that no one wins with this measure imposed by Washington on the entire world, including Mexico, which will be effective from tomorrow. “I don’t think they can be sustained over time, because it is a tariff, as has happened with others, that will have to be adjusted, because the economic impact is very large,” Ebrard stated.

The official noted that the US has a surplus with Mexico, meaning it exports more steel than it imports. “It doesn’t make sense to impose a tariff on a product in which you have a surplus. Normally, it’s imposed when you have a deficit, not a surplus,” he explained.

As part of the high-level negotiations that Ebrard holds each week with his US counterparts, he announced that this Friday he will travel to Washington with the request that Mexico be excluded from the tariffs, along with the United Kingdom.

In the minister’s opinion, the measure goes against the interests of both countries, as steel is mainly used in industries essential to both economies, such as automotive, construction, metalworking, and electronics.

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