# United States tariffs

Type: Product

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-10**: Carney government assesses response — The Carney government signals it will not treat the moves as a dramatic escalation and does not plan an immediate in-kind response.
- **2026-09-08**: White House announces latest measures — Washington announces measures including, for the first time, an outright import ban on certain Canadian products, while removing U.S. import duties on Canadian toilet paper, road salt and cement.
- **2026-08-22**: 50% tariffs take effect — After deal talks collapse, Trump's 50 per cent tariff package takes effect at midnight, hitting about $27.6 billion worth of Canadian shipments to the U.S.
- **2026-08**: Ottawa imposes countermeasures — Canada responds with tit-for-tat countermeasures against American exports plus counter-tariffs matching U.S. duties of 25 and 50 per cent on autos, steel and aluminum.
- **2026-07**: Trump first threatens 50% tariff package — U.S. President Donald Trump first threatens a 50 per cent tariff package on Canadian goods, setting the stage for the current dispute.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### $27.6B in Canadian freight faces 50% tariffs as US bans hit key SKUs
2026-09-12 12:08:36 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The Carney government is treating Trump's latest moves — including a first outright import ban on certain Canadian products — as tactical, not a dramatic escalation. But for supply chain teams, the mixed package of a new ban plus duty removals on cement, road salt and toilet paper forces SKU-level replanning atop the $27.6B already under 50% U.S. tariffs.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/trump-tariff-import-ban-canada-supply-chain-sku-exposure

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