CONCORD, N.H. —

A state-sponsored trade mission is preparing to leave for Canada early next month to help strengthen economic ties between New Hampshire and its neighbor to the north at a time of declining tourism and uncertainty caused by tariffs.

The New Hampshire-Canadian Trade Council is the tip of the spear in efforts to maintain a strong business relationship between a state and a nation during a trade war.

Tensions are easing at the moment as retaliatory tariffs on goods under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement are being removed, but the overall trade picture remains muddled.

"We have heard of some international shippers that are actually halting shipments to the United States until they figure out what they need to do to comply with the new rules and regulations," said A

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