CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� Canada to roll out 鈥渄ollar-for-dollar鈥� countertariffs on scores of U.S. goods next month in response to President Donald Trump鈥檚 , which have plunged the North American neighbors .
Ottawa released a list of Tuesday. Starting Sept. 8, Canada鈥檚 government says it will impose steeper import taxes on goods ranging from fish and cheese to smartphones and steel imported from the United States.
Canada said it was focusing its retaliation on products 鈥渕ost affected by U.S. tariffs.鈥� The levies will be set at 15%, 25% or 50% 鈥� rates that the government said would match U.S. tariffs on goods targeted in Washington鈥檚 latest round as well as products covered by previously imposed sectoral duties.
Tuesday鈥檚 announcement came just days after the Trump administration鈥檚 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion of Canadian goods, , took effect. That represents just 5% of the value of goods Canada sent to the U.S. last year, but the punishing rate comes on top of a series of tariffs Trump has imposed on the country . More threats of escalation have piled up in the meantime. As a result, businesses鈥攁nd, by extension, households鈥攐n both sides of the border could soon feel the strain of even higher prices.
Here鈥檚 a recap of some of the affected products.
Canada details retaliation plans for U.S. steel, fish and more
Canada plans to impose steeper tariffs on hundreds of U.S. products starting Sept. 8.
Many of the goods are highly specific and mirror products on which Washington began imposing 50% tariffs over the weekend. The list also includes products made of steel and aluminum, which already on most imports globally, although some goods under an adjustment rolled out by the White House earlier this year.
Some U.S. items Canada is now targeting include:
The new tariffs on these products will carry rates of 15%, 25% or 50%. Canada鈥檚 tariffs on many American products would double from 25% to 50%, with the largest share of the new measures affecting steel and aluminum.
U.S. already slapped a long list of Canadian goods with new tariffs
The Trump administration of more than 550 Canadian products that are now subject to 50% tariffs. That list includes natural honey, vegetable seeds and flower bulbs; alcoholic beverages such as beer and vermouth; ice skates and other sports accessories; various household goods; and smartphones.
Trump imposed the tariffs by reaching back to a long-dormant Great Depression-era law. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which has never been used before, authorizes the president to impose import taxes of up to 50% on goods from countries that have discriminated against U.S. businesses.
Trump against U.S. autos, alcohol and dairy products, particularly following the implementation of his earlier import taxes last year. It鈥檚 worth noting that the list of Canadian goods facing the latest levy is far more diverse.
More threats of escalation pile up
Threats of stronger countermeasures and further escalation have continued to pile up鈥攁nd it鈥檚 possible that even more products could face steeper import taxes down the road.
Trump took to social media Monday to say that his administration on Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel to 50% starting Jan. 1, 2027. Like other countries, Canada currently faces a broader . A 50% sectoral tariff on is already in effect.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the auto-sector proposal would 鈥済radually dismantle鈥� Canadian production. He also of trying to subordinate Canada and said U.S. demands during the failed talks showed that Americans wanted to 鈥渄estroy our major industries.鈥�
Beyond tariffs, Trump added another provocation Tuesday, saying the United States was giving 鈥渟erious consideration鈥� to renaming Lake Ontario 鈥淟ake America鈥� amid a feud with Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Ford this week that his province would be ready to cut off electricity and critical minerals to the U.S. if the trade war worsens.
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AP Writer Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed to this report.
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