U.S. adds new tariffs on selected Canadian imports over auto trade dispute
The proclamation imposes a new 50% duty on certain Canadian products, citing Canada's treatment of U.S. motor vehicle exports.
Summary
The proclamation imposes an additional 50% ad valorem (value-based) duty on certain Canadian products identified in Annex II. The document states the measure is intended to offset what it describes as Canada's discriminatory treatment of U.S. motor vehicle exports under Canada's tariff system.
What it does#
- Imposes an additional 50% duty on specified Canadian products.
- States that the new duty is in addition to other applicable duties, taxes, and fees, except where the proclamation provides exclusions.
- Modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) to implement the new duties.
- Directs U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to issue any rules, guidance, and technical tariff changes needed to administer the proclamation.
Who it affects#
- Importers of the Canadian products listed in Annex II.
- Businesses importing covered Canadian goods into the United States.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other federal agencies responsible for implementing the tariff changes.
Why the proclamation says it was issued#
The proclamation states that Canada applies tariffs and tariff-rate quotas to certain U.S. motor vehicles while treating imports from other countries more favorably. It cites section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as authority for imposing additional duties to offset what the proclamation characterizes as discrimination against U.S. commerce.
When it takes effect#
The additional duties apply to covered goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on August 19, 2026.
Table
Articles subject to the additional 50% duty
Articles listed in Annex I of the proclamation, by Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading.
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| Natural honey |
| Feathers of a kind used for stuffing; down |
| Ossein and bones treated with acid |
| Tortoise shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared; waste and powder of these products |
| Cantharides; bile; glands and other animal products nesoi, used in pharmaceutical products |
| Parings and similar waste of raw hides or skins; glue stock nesoi |
| Horsehair and horsehair waste, whether or not put up as a layer with or without supporting material |
| Natural sponges of animal origin |
| Animal products nesoi; dead animals of chapter 1 of the HTSUS, unfit for human consumption |
| Tulip bulbs, dormant |
| Hyacinth bulbs, dormant |
| Lily bulbs, dormant |
| Narcissus bulbs, dormant |
| Bulbs, tubers, tuberous roots, corms, crowns and rhizomes, nesoi, dormant |
| Hyacinth bulbs, without soil attached, in growth or in flower |
| Unrooted cuttings and slips of live plants |
| Live orchid plants |
| Live mushroom spawn |
| Sweetheart, Spray and other Roses, fresh cut |
| Orchids, fresh cut |
| Chrysanthemums, fresh cut |
| Lilies (Lillium spp.), fresh cut |
| Anthuriums, Alstroemeria, Gypsophilia, Lilies, Snapdragons and flowers nesoi, fresh cut |
| Cut flowers and flower buds, suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared |
| Mosses and lichens |
Excludes articles subject to import restrictions under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862), and civil aircraft and aircraft parts meeting General Note 6 of the HTSUS. Descriptions are informational only and do not delimit the scope of the action. "nesoi" = not elsewhere specified or included.
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Source: The White House