[UPDATE] U.S. ban on $967 million a year of Canadian alcohol, dairy and motorcycles takes effect
Trump's answer to Canada's retaliatory tariffs covers 0.2% of U.S. imports from Canada.
The U.S. ban on about $967 million a year of Canadian alcohol, dairy, motorcycles and molasses took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, 87% of it alcohol, much of it already priced out by 50% tariffs.
PREVIOUSLY
- Aug. 20 — Trump paused a planned 50% tariff on Canadian goods hours before it began, with no signed deal.
- Aug. 25 — Trump imposed the 50% tariffs, covering about 5% of U.S. imports from Canada, and threatened autos and steel next.
- Sept. 1 — Trade talks collapsed, each side blaming the other; the U.S. trade representative said no talks were underway.
- Sept. 6 — DOJ told antitrust staff to stop working with Canada, then called it a misunderstanding.
- Sept. 8 — Canada's 15%-50% tariffs on $20 billion of U.S. goods took effect; Trump posted "NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER."
- Sept. 9-10 — Trump pulled Canadian goods from $50 billion in federal contract schedules and set a Sept. 29 import ban on Canadian dairy, alcohol and motorcycles.
- Covered goods: about 0.2% of roughly $381 billion in 2025 U.S. imports from Canada
- Two-way U.S.-Canada trade: about $880 billion a year
- Also banned: whey and other dairy, and molasses; Canada is not expected to retaliate