11.   They ultimately hope to get punitive tariffs levied on Canadian softwood lumber imports.

12.   U.S. banana companies are pressuring the European Union to levy higher tariffs against Caribbean fruit growers, who currently enjoy preferential access to the European market.

13.   U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick defended the recent U.S. decision to levy steel tariffs Thursday.

14.   No tariffs are levied on the equipment, materials and parts to be brought into the zone, or on the finished products to be exported from it.