Tag: Section 338
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Washington’s revised Section 338 proclamations took force on September 15, layering 50 per cent duties on top of existing Section 232 metals tariffs for the first time and pushing the combined additional rate on some Canadian steel and aluminum structural goods to 75 per cent. Motorboats, furniture, lighting and printing paper joined the list. Cement,…
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Revised U.S. Section 338 tariff lists take effect today, adding Canadian cheese, structural steel, aluminum, furniture and ATVs while dropping road salt and cement, and for the first time letting 50 per cent duties stack on top of Section 232 metals tariffs Ottawa, September 15, 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting Canada Trade Desk As of…
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Carney says Canada is ready to return to the table with Washington after Trump predicts a deal “fairly soon,” but Ottawa insists sovereignty, culture and trade-deal freedom are not negotiable Toronto, September 15, 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting Canada Trade Desk Three weeks after Canada walked away from the negotiating table and the United States…
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A new 50 per cent U.S. tariff on Canadian motorboats, mattresses, golf carts, aluminum bars and steel tubing takes effect Tuesday, with import bans on alcohol, whey and motorcycles two weeks behind it, as Ottawa signals no retreat Ottawa, September 14, 2026 At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, a second wave of 50 per cent U.S. tariffs…
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At 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, Washington drops rock salt, cement, toilet tissue and refined lead from its 50 per cent Section 338 tariff on Canadian goods and adds furniture, paper, aluminum products, all-terrain vehicles, motorboats and more cheese. Two weeks later the first outright U.S. import ban on Canadian products since the 1940s takes hold. Here…
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Speaking in Dublin, the U.S. president says an agreement with Canada could come “fairly soon” and insists Ottawa wants one “very badly.” But no talks are formally scheduled, no Canadian concession has been announced, and every date on the calendar between now and October points toward further escalation rather than relief. Ottawa, September 13, 2026…
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Washington escalates from 50 per cent Section 338 duties to outright import bans on Canadian dairy, alcoholic beverages and motor vehicles, leaving exporters roughly two weeks to clear the border before market access closes on September 29. OTTAWA, September 11, 2026 Canadian exporters of cheese, whisky and motorcycles are now working against a hard calendar…
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Five Section 338 proclamations signed September 8 will bar Canadian alcohol, dairy and larger motorcycles from the United States as of September 29. For exporters, the shift from a payable duty to an outright import prohibition changes the problem entirely. OTTAWA, September 10, 2026 On the evening of September 8, hours after Canada’s mirrored counter-tariffs…
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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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Washington switches on 50 per cent Section 338 duties on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian goods after three days of talks collapse. Ottawa promises a matching strike on September 8, and for the first time in the CUSMA era a valid certificate of origin buys an importer nothing. OTTAWA, AUGUST 24, 2026 The United States…