India, March 12 -- Canada on Wednesday announced new 25% counter-tariffs on about C$30 billion ($20.8 billion) of US-made items after the Donald Trump administration implemented global levies on imports of steel and aluminium.

Canadian finance minister Dominic LeBlanc said the retaliatory measures will target US steel and aluminium products as well as consumer items such as computers and sporting goods. The new levies match the US tariffs "dollar for dollar" and will take effect at 12:01 a.m. New York time on Thursday, reported Bloomberg.

Melanie Joly, Canada's foreign minister, said the US tariffs are "unjustified and unjustifiable". She said she would raise the matter with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Group of Seven foreig...