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Trade War

What you need to know about the growing trade war

An escalating multi-front trade dispute between the U.S. and many of its biggest trading partners has moved the country into a global trade war.

The issues began in March when the U.S launched its first round of tariffs. Subsequent rounds, hitting products made in Canada, Mexico, the EU and China, have been met by retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products. The U.S. shows no sign of backing down and has now imposed Reciprocal Tariffs on trading partner countries around the globe.

Learn how we got to this point by reading our Trade War Tariff Email Alerts, presented below in chronological order, and by viewing the US Reciprocal Tariffs tab.

Trade War Tariff Alert

Latest

In keeping with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement last month, effective September 1, 2025, Canada has removed 25 per cent Retaliatory tariffs on certain goods…
September 2, 2025

September 2020

September 16, 2020
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced September 15, 2020 it will not proceed with the 10% tariff on Canadian origin aluminum, for which Canada was…

August 2020

August 12, 2020
Effective September 25, 2020, goods produced in Hong Kong may no longer be marked to indicate their origin as Hong Kong, but must be marked…

August 2020

August 7, 2020
In response to yesterday’s measures by the U.S. to impose a 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum, the Government of Canada is seeking comments on a…

August 2020

August 7, 2020
December 20, 2022 The U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office has announced a nine month extension of 352 product exclusions in the China Section 301 Investigation…

May 2019

May 17, 2019
A long-awaited trilateral deal has been reached between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to end the steel and aluminum tariffs, referred to as the Section…

April 2019

April 1, 2019
Higher Canadian tariffs on U.S. made products could be coming soon if the Trump administration refuses to end the additional tariffs on Canadian made steel…

February 2019

February 25, 2019
There will be no increase in U.S. tariffs on China imports, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced. This means the additional U.S. tariff on $200…

February 2019

February 8, 2019
Approval of the USMCA/CUSFTA should only happen if Section 232 tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum products from Canada and Mexico are eliminated, says…

December 2018

December 21, 2018
The Government of Canada has provided additional relief for Canadian manufacturers who now have to pay more for U.S. steel and aluminum because of tariffs…

December 2018

December 3, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump has postponed a planned tariff increase on Chinese products. In exchange, China will buy more U.S. made farm, energy and industrial…

September 2018

September 18, 2018
The U.S. has announced it will implement tariffs on roughly $200 billion of imports from China, effective September 24 2018. The 10% tariff will last…

August 2018

August 23, 2018
As U.S. and Chinese officials are currently conducting mid-level trade talks in Washington D.C., the list of 25% tariffs, announced by the Trump Administration on…

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