Tag: Supply Chain


  • 35% On Canada

    Trump order lifts duties on non-CUSMA goods to 35 per cent; Carney freezes Windsor to Detroit bridge tolls as the loonie sinks to a two-year low OTTAWA, July 18, 2026. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday raising United States tariffs on Canadian goods to 35 per cent, an abrupt escalation that rattled…

  • Lumber Limbo

    Canada’s softwood producers brace for a summer duty ruling as a fresh British Columbia mill closure lays bare the human cost of a tariff wall that has climbed past 45 per cent, even as CUSMA drifts and Ottawa’s former chief negotiator warns relief may not arrive before the U.S. midterms. PRINCE GEORGE, B.C., July 17,…

  • US Hits Brazil

    Washington imposes 25 percent Section 301 duties on most Brazilian imports from July 22, sparing coffee and beef but exposing more than 4,000 products, as Brasilia vows reciprocal measures and a WTO challenge By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting Washington, July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, JULY 16. The United States imposed a 25 percent…

  • CETA Goes Live

    India and the United Kingdom activate the largest bilateral tariff deal either nation has signed in a decade, granting duty free access for nearly all Indian goods sold into Britain and slashing Indian import duties on whisky, cars, cosmetics and thousands of other products. By the International Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting July 16, 2026…

  • Brazil on Brink

    Washington’s Section 301 clock on Brazil runs out today, with a 25 percent tariff on more than 4,000 products expected within hours, a second duty stacked behind it for July 24, and a year of negotiations that one official summed up in four words: they want the impossible By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff…

  • EU Duty Threat

    Brussels warns that dialogue with Beijing “will not suffice” and signals unilateral tariff action, as China’s trade surplus with the European Union surges to a record high ahead of an October deadline for talks. By the International Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting BRUSSELS, July 15, 2026. The European Commission has put Beijing on notice that…

  • Lumber Squeeze

    Quebec rolls out a fresh loan program for softwood producers as Canadian mills brace for a U.S. duty ruling due within weeks, the Section 232 tariff bites, and Ottawa presses Washington for a truce that may hinge on quotas. By the Peacock Tariff Consulting Canada Trade Desk | Filed July 14, 2026 OTTAWA, July 14,…

  • Jet Reprieve

    Trump orders 180 days of talks instead of immediate Section 232 tariffs on commercial aircraft, jet engines, and parts, sparing a sector with a $75 billion trade surplus while keeping duties in reserve. By the US Trade Desk, Peacock Tariff Consulting WASHINGTON, July 10, 2026 President Donald Trump has stopped short of imposing new tariffs…

  • 301 Tariff Row

    Ottawa tells Washington there is “no basis” for a proposed 10 percent forced labour duty as more than 1,500 submissions pile up ahead of a three-day Section 301 hearing. By the Peacock Tariff Consulting Canada Trade Desk | Filed July 10, 2026 OTTAWA, July 10, 2026. The Canadian government has told the Trump administration there…

  • Tariff Hearings

    Three days of testimony in Washington close out the public phase of a plan to place new duties on 60 economies covering 99.4 percent of United States imports WASHINGTON, July 9, 2026 The Office of the United States Trade Representative concluded three days of public hearings Thursday on its proposal to impose additional tariffs of…