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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

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US President Donald Trump has issued Proclamation “Adjusting Imports of Timber, Lumber, and their Derivative Products into the United States” which applies the following Section…
October 7, 2025

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…

August 2018

August 20, 2018
The Federal Government is asking for input, by August 29, 2018, on emergency safeguards it is considering to stop a surge of cheap foreign steel…

August 2018

August 15, 2018
The United States has doubled its tariffs on steel and aluminum made in Turkey after that country refused to release a detained American pastor. The…

August 2018

August 10, 2018
The Trump administration has announced a new list of tariffs on roughly 16 billion Chinese goods to take effect August 23. Only five product items…

July 2018

July 12, 2018
The Trump administration is threatening to launch a second round of tariffs on Chinese goods, with a total value of $200 billion. On July 10th,…

June 2018

June 29, 2018
On June 29, 2018, the Government of Canada released its final list of tariff items that will be applied as retaliatory tariffs to U.S. steel,…

June 2018

June 26, 2018
A worldwide trade war is just days away as the U.S. and its major trading partners impose – or threaten – ever widening tariffs. Canada…

May 2018

May 31, 2018
Exemptions for Canada, Mexico and the European Union to the U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs will expire at midnight tonight and are not being extended…

May 2018

May 1, 2018
Temporary tariff exemptions on imports of steel and aluminum into the U.S. from multiple countries, including Canada, have been extended for 30 days. The other…

April 2018

April 30, 2018
The countdown is on to find out whether Canada will face steep U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 25…

April 2018

April 6, 2018
As part of the U.S. response to China’s unfair trade practices related to the forced transfer of U.S. technology and intellectual property, the Office of…

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