Tag: Section 338

  • Sec 338 Duties

    Washington revives a dormant 1930 statute to place 50 percent duties on roughly US$20 billion of Canadian goods, from wine to hockey sticks, in the sharpest escalation of the cross-border trade war this year. WASHINGTON, July 22, 2026 President Donald Trump has reached back nearly a century into American trade law to strike one of…

  • Tariff Shock

    Washington invokes a never-before-used 1930 trade law to hit $20 billion in Canadian goods with 50 percent duties, sweeping aside CUSMA protections and opening a volatile new front in the North American trade war WASHINGTON, July 20, 2026 President Donald Trump signed three proclamations on Monday imposing an additional 50 percent tariff on roughly $20…

  • $28B At Risk

    Trump’s Section 338 order sweeps cosmetics, paper, chemicals and hockey sticks into a 50 percent tariff, and Canadian manufacturers warn of a rocky road Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Toronto. Filed July 24, 2026. TORONTO, July 24, 2026. A new American tariff order threatens roughly 28 billion Canadian dollars in annual exports and, for…

  • Ottawa Digs In

    Carney tells premiers Canada will do ‘whatever it takes’ as Washington’s 50 percent tariff salvo pushes the question of retaliation back to the center of the table Peacock Tariff Consulting, Canada Trade Desk. Charlottetown. Filed July 24, 2026. CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, July 24, 2026. Canada will do “whatever it takes” to defend its workers…