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Canada trade & tariffs

Canada–U.S. tariffs, CUSMA disputes, countermeasures and related bilateral trade policy. This page is an index: the full evidence, photo credits, videos and source ledger remain attached to the dated canonical record.

July 20, 2026 · implementation status updated August 19 · Canada / Tariffs / CUSMA trade dispute

Trump announces additional 50% duties on specified Canadian dairy, alcoholic-beverage, and motor-vehicle products

POLICY RECORD — THREE-SECTOR 50% DUTIES PAUSED; PRELIMINARY U.S.–CANADA DEAL STILL BEING FINALIZED

White House proclamations announced additional 50% duties on specified Canadian dairy, alcoholic-beverage, and motor-vehicle products for August 19, 2026. Trump paused the duties for three days after announcing a preliminary U.S.–Canada deal. Later August 19 reporting said Canadian negotiators were returning to Ottawa to finalize the agreement, with unresolved auto-tariff details still under negotiation. The site therefore records a pause and preliminary agreement—not a completed final trade text.

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