The UK has walked away from post-Brexit trade talks with Canada due to a beef over hormone-treated meat.
Canada said the breakdown in talks came because the UK insisted on maintaining restrictions on its agricultural products, of which beef treated with hormones has been a persistent problem.
The BBC on Friday reported that the beef dispute was a key factor in the failure of talks.
British cars will also face tariffs from the end of April when imported to Canada.
Canada had already imposed a 245% tariff at the start of the year on British cheeses such as stilton and cheddar if they fell outside the already existing quota for non-EU imports.
In a statement posted on X, a British government spokesperson said “we reserve the right to pause negotiations with any country if progress is not being made”.