Tag: Section 338
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A dormant 1930 retaliation clause becomes live law against Canada, and CUSMA origin offers no shelter. What the three proclamations actually say, and what they mean for compliance OTTAWA AND WASHINGTON, August 22, 2026 The tariff that took effect against Canadian goods at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday is not remarkable for its rate.…
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Carney suspends negotiations and pledges dollar-for-dollar retaliation as Washington’s 50 per cent Section 338 duties hit roughly $28 billion of Canadian exports OTTAWA, August 22, 2026 At 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Saturday, the most consequential escalation in the Canada-United States trade conflict since early 2025 took legal effect. An additional 50 per cent ad…
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Last updated: August 22, 2026 The United States has imposed an additional 50% ad valorem tariff on certain products of Canada under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The measures do not apply to every Canadian product entering the United States. Coverage depends on the product’s classification under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),…
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Canada and the United States enter the final hours of a three-day reprieve from the first Section 338 tariffs in the statute’s 96-year history, with roughly US$20 billion in cross-border trade riding on documents that still are not signed OTTAWA, August 21, 2026 – Canadian and American negotiators are working against a midnight expiry tonight…
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Premiers have agreed to restock American alcohol as a good-faith gesture in the Section 338 endgame, resolving one of Washington’s three formal grievances while exposing the limits of what a government can deliver when the barrier is a consumer, not a customs officer WINNIPEG, August 21, 2026 – Canada’s premiers have agreed to return United…
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Carney has asked premiers to return American alcohol to liquor store shelves and stop excluding the United States from procurement, dismantling the retaliation that Washington converted into a legal finding of discrimination CHARLOTTETOWN, August 20, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney used a virtual first ministers meeting on Wednesday to ask every province and territory to…
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Washington shelved a 50 per cent tariff on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian goods with less than two hours to spare, but no legal text has been published and the reprieve expires Saturday OTTAWA, August 20, 2026 The first tariff in nearly a century imposed under Section 338 of the United States Tariff Act of…
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Washington postpones 50 per cent Section 338 duties on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian goods until the end of day August 21 as President Trump declares a deal is done. Ottawa is more guarded, warning that “important work” remains before anything is signed. OTTAWA, August 19, 2026 Canadian exporters woke up on Wednesday to a…
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Automotive rules have become the rock on which a Canada-U.S. trade deal keeps foundering, with Washington demanding an end to Canadian auto retaliation, Ottawa chasing relief from a 25 percent vehicle tariff, and an Ontario assembly plant hanging in the balance. WASHINGTON, August 18, 2026 If the last minute negotiations to head off Wednesday’s 50…
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Canada and the United States enter the final 48 hours before sweeping 50 percent tariffs take effect, with negotiators mapping a package for President Trump but a wide gap still separating the two sides WASHINGTON, August 17, 2026 With less than 48 hours remaining before the United States imposes 50 percent tariffs on roughly 20…