美国铝业主要行业协会正推动加拿大和墨西哥跟进华盛顿对北美以外铝进口征收的关税，但拒绝就唐纳德·特朗普总统目前征收的50%关税是否应下调表态。
The US aluminum industry’s main trade group is pushing for Canada and Mexico to match Washington’s tariffs on imports of the metal from outside North America, while declining to take a position on whether President Donald Trump’s current 50% levy should be lowered.
“无论美国对铝征收什么关税，我们都需要看到加拿大和墨西哥在该关税上保持一致，并在其与世界其他地区的边境实施该关税，以便我们能在北美地区内部平等贸易，”铝业协会首席执行官查克·约翰逊周四在该协会于华盛顿举行的年会间隙召开的媒体吹风会上表示。
“Whatever tariff the US has on aluminum, we need to see Canada and Mexico align on that tariff and implement it at their border with the rest of the world, so that we can trade equally within the North American region,” Aluminum Association Chief Executive Officer Chuck Johnson said Thursday at a media briefing on the sidelines of the group’s annual meeting in Washington.
这一推动是行业为创建更统一的北美铝市场所作更广泛努力的一部分。8月，铝业协会及其加拿大同行敦促华盛顿和渥太华停止相互征收关税，转而共同应对来自中国和其他非市场经济体的竞争。美国约60%的原铝需求依赖进口，加拿大是其最大的外国供应国。
The push is part of a broader effort by the industry to create a more unified North American aluminum market. In August, the Aluminum Association and its Canadian counterpart urged Washington and Ottawa to stop targeting each other with tariffs and instead forge a common front against competition from China and other non-market economies. The US relies on imports for roughly 60% of its primary aluminum needs and Canada is by far its biggest foreign supplier.
当被问及协会是否希望降低美国50%的关税时，约翰逊表示该组织不持立场。
Asked whether the association wanted the 50% US tariff reduced, Johnson said the group wasn’t taking a position.
“在关税税率本身的变动问题上，我们不干涉白宫的事务，”他说，并补充称重点在于让现行的任何税率都能为行业所用。
“We are staying out of the White House’s business when it comes to the movement of the tariff rate itself,” he said, adding that the focus is on making whatever rate is in place workable for the industry.
该协会还呼吁实施更严格的原产地规则、更强有力的“冶炼和铸造”条款，并改善对进入北美及在北美境内流通铝材的监控。约翰逊表示，第232条关税制度自特朗普首个任期推出以来已被证明经久不衰，但补充称税率和制度的其他部分仍可调整。
The group is also calling for tougher rules of origin, stronger “smelt and cast” provisions and improved monitoring of aluminum entering and trading within North America. Johnson said the Section 232 tariff regime has proved durable since it was introduced during Trump’s first term, but added that the rate and other parts of the system could be adjusted.
该协会历来对关税配额持谨慎态度，通常更倾向于一种更简单、更统一的关税结构。随着关税变得日益复杂，约翰逊表示，“机会越多，套利空间越大，这只会让经纪人发财。”
The association has historically been wary of tariff-rate quotas and generally favors a simpler, more uniform tariff structure. The more complicated tariffs become, Johnson said, “the more opportunities there are for arbitrage, and that’s a situation that just makes brokers rich.”