<h1>Two countries keep communication open after one imposes 50% tariffs on most of the other's exports, excluding some sectors</h1> Communication channels remain open between two countries after one imposed 50% tariffs on the other's exports to its market, excluding a few sectors. Government sources say the diversified nature of the exporting country's shipments will limit harm, that efforts to resolve the tariff dispute are ongoing, and exporters need not panic because the measures are viewed as temporary within a long-term bilateral relationship.