Tag: Manufacturing
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With 100 percent Section 232 tariffs on imported drones set to bite September 3, importers, public safety agencies and an entire trade show full of buyers confront the most aggressive drone trade action in US history By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting | August 31, 2026 WASHINGTON, August 31, 2026. In three days,…
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Four weeks before 100 percent Section 232 pharmaceutical tariffs extend to every importer, smaller drugmakers race for US manufacturing capacity, exemption deals, and answers WASHINGTON, September 1, 2026: With the calendar turning to September, the pharmaceutical industry entered the final four weeks before the most consequential deadline in modern drug trade policy: on September 29,…
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The U.S. president used a holiday-weekend social media post to brand Canada “one of the worst abusers” on trade and urge Canadian manufacturers to relocate south, hardening positions one week before Ottawa’s dollar-for-dollar counter-tariffs take effect on September 8. OTTAWA, September 1, 2026 – Any hope that the Labour Day weekend might cool the fastest-moving…
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As retaliatory tariffs approach on September 8, a revived consumer boycott of American goods and travel is reshaping Canadian grocery aisles, snowbird plans and retail strategy, with measurable costs for United States brands By the Canada Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting TORONTO, August 31, 2026 The trade war has moved from the negotiating table to…
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Donald Trump’s threat of 50 per cent tariffs on all Canadian cars, trucks, parts and steel from January 1, 2027 puts the country’s second-largest export industry at the centre of the trade war, and Ontario’s assembly towns on notice By the Canada Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting OTTAWA, August 31, 2026 A single social media…
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President Trump pledges to raise tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts, and steel to 50 percent on January 1, an escalation that American automakers, steel consumers, and editorial boards warn will land hardest on the United States itself WASHINGTON, August 25, 2026. President Donald Trump on Monday pledged to raise United States tariffs on…
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A planned 7.5 percent overcapacity layer would push combined Section 301 exposure on Chinese semiconductors to roughly 70 percent, transforming the economics of American technology supply chains just weeks before the Trump-Xi summit WASHINGTON, August 25, 2026. For American companies that buy Chinese semiconductors, solar components, or battery materials, the trade story of the week…
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Washington prepares a 7.5 percent overcapacity tariff on Chinese goods, a move calibrated to reach, but not breach, the 20 percent cap Beijing says it was promised ahead of the September 24 Xi-Trump summit WASHINGTON, August 25, 2026. The Trump administration is preparing to impose an additional 7.5 percent tariff on Chinese goods under its…
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Trump doubles the tariff on Canadian vehicles, parts and trucks to 50 per cent effective January 1, 2027, extending the rate to steel and setting up a decisive year for a sector that employs roughly one in ten Ontario manufacturing workers WINDSOR, Ontario, August 25, 2026 President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United…
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A four million tonne steel quota at 25 per cent, aluminum halved, autos cut to 15 per cent and lumber left dangling. Inside the metals and vehicles package Ottawa had all but signed, and the reasons Canadian industry told the Prime Minister to walk away from it. TORONTO, AUGUST 24, 2026 For about 72 hours…