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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 By 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.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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NBC News News report Trump escalates trade war with Canada, moving to ban the import of some autos, dairy and alcohol By 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.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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The White House Official record Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Responds to Canada's Retaliation 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.

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

The White House Official record Excluding Certain Canadian Alcoholic Beverages from Importation into the United States (Presidential Proclamation, with Annex I) whitehouse.govRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Recital 3, operative clause (1), and Annex I (ANNEX-I-ALCOHOL.pdf)

The alcohol import exclusion. Annex I lists beer, wine, cider and spirits by tariff line, many limited to products packaged in bottles, cans, boxes, kegs or similar containers.

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

The White House Official record Excluding Certain Canadian Products from Importation into the United States, with Respect to Dairy (Proclamation 11062, with Annex I) www.whitehouse.govRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Operative clause (1) and Annex I (ANNEX-I-DAIRY.pdf)

The exclusion issued under the dairy proclamation. Its annex lists 14 tariff lines: eight whey products, five kinds of molasses and non-alcoholic beer. No milk, cheese or butter is on it.

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

The White House Official record Excluding Certain Canadian Products from Importation into the United States, with Respect to Motor Vehicles (Proclamation 11063, with Annex I) www.whitehouse.govRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Recitals 2 to 4, operative clauses (1) and (2), and Annex I (ANNEX-I-MOTOR-VEHICLES.pdf)

The exclusion issued under the motor vehicles proclamation. Its annex is one tariff line, 8711.50.00, motorcycles with engines over 800 cc. Recital 3 is the U.S. account of August 21.

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

Office of the United States Trade Representative Official record Ambassador Greer Issues Statement on President Trump's Response to Canada's Continued Retaliation Against the United States ustr.govRead original source (opens in a new tab)

Greer's quoted statement and the Background paragraph on Section 338

The U.S. Trade Representative's own statement on the September 8 measures, and the office's description of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.

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

The Hindu News report Trump says U.S. doesn't need Canada; America's economy says otherwise By Associated Press www.thehindu.comRead original article (opens in a new tab)

Paragraphs dating the collapse to August 21 and the tariffs to the following day

AP copy syndicated by The Hindu; shares an independence group with other AP-sourced items. Dates the collapse, states the roughly US$20 billion coverage, the energy exclusion, the $872 billion two-way trade figure, and the January 1, 2027 auto-tariff threat.

Retrieved Sep 15, 2026. Original historical capture has not been verified.

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