The Canada-U.S. trade conflict

Tariffs are being charged both ways, and other measures are only scheduled or announced.

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Yahoo Finance Canada News report Canada's steel and aluminum counter-tariffs have doubled -- what it means for car and appliance prices Published Sep 10, 2026By Romana King ca.finance.yahoo.comRead original article (opens in a new tab)

Sections 'What's actually changed on September 8' and 'Trump's countermeasure'

Details the roughly 700 tariff items, the doubled steel and aluminum rate, the vehicle carve-out, pass-through to consumer prices, and the U.S. bans announced within hours.

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Evidence forU.S. bans on imports of some Canadian goods are scheduled to take effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 29, 2026. President Trump signed them on September 8, within hours of Canada's counter-tariffs taking effect, under section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. They cover packaged beer, wine, cider and spirits, motorcycles with engines over 800 cc, whey products, molasses and non-alcoholic beer. Changes to the list of goods under the 50 per cent U.S. tariff, signed that day, are scheduled for September 15, 2026.Explore this claim →

NBC News News report Trump escalates trade war with Canada, moving to ban the import of some autos, dairy and alcohol Published Sep 8, 2026By Steve Kopack www.nbcnews.comRead original article (opens in a new tab)

Paragraphs 1-8 on the September 8 measures and the September 29 effective date

Same-day reporting on the counter-tariffs taking effect and the U.S. import-ban response signed under Section 338.

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The White House Official record Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Responds to Canada's Retaliation Published Sep 8, 2026 www.whitehouse.govRead original source (opens in a new tab)

First section, 'Countering Canada's latest retaliation against American exports'

Gives the dates: import bans on September 29, 2026, product additions and removals on September 15, 2026. Says the Section 338 tariffs apply regardless of USMCA origin and, from this action, in addition to Section 232 tariffs.

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Canada Border Services Agency Official record Customs Notice 26-23: United States Surtax Order (2026) Published Sep 7, 2026 www.cbsa-asfc.gc.caRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Paragraphs 1, 2 and 4

The customs notice that puts Canada's counter-tariffs into operation as a surtax of 15, 25 or 50 per cent from September 8, 2026.

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Sep 8, 2026Counter-tariffs on C$27.6B of U.S. goods take effect

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Evidence forCanada's counter-tariffs are in force. They took effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 8, 2026, at rates of 15, 25 and 50 per cent. They apply to roughly 700 U.S. tariff items covering C$27.6 billion in imports. The steel and aluminum rate doubled from 25 to 50 per cent.Explore this claim →

Department of Finance Canada Official record List of products from the United States subject to counter-tariffs effective September 8, 2026 Published Aug 26, 2026 www.canada.caRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Introductory paragraphs before the tariff item table

The operative product list: rate tiers, coverage value, and the 12:01 a.m. September 8 effective time.

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Sep 8, 2026Counter-tariffs on C$27.6B of U.S. goods take effect

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Evidence forCanada's counter-tariffs are in force. They took effect at 12:01 a.m. on September 8, 2026, at rates of 15, 25 and 50 per cent. They apply to roughly 700 U.S. tariff items covering C$27.6 billion in imports. The steel and aluminum rate doubled from 25 to 50 per cent.Explore this claim →

Bank of Canada Official record How Canada's counter-tariffs impacted consumer prices (Sparks at Bank article 2026-13) Published May 11, 2026By Alberto Cavallo · Olena Kostyshyna · Oleksiy Kryvtsov · Matías Vieyra www.bankofcanada.caRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Opening summary and the closing list of four takeaways

A study of the 2025 counter-tariffs, not the 2026 ones. The page shows May 2026 and its metadata gives 2026-05-11. Also records that Canada removed most of its 2025 counter-tariffs on September 1, 2025.

Retrieved Sep 20, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.