Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on a broad range of US goods, including agricultural products, steel, aluminum, and manufactured goods, effective September 8, 2026.<\/p>\n
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50%<\/strong> on $27.6bn of US goods from September 8, 2026<\/strong>, matching the rate and value of new US duties on Canadian exports. The move targets steel, aluminum, dairy, appliances, and manufactured goods, raising the delivered cost of everything from aluminum wire to kitchenware and cosmetics. Importers of US products will pay the new rates on every shipment cleared after midnight on the effective date1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The tariffs cover 1,463 tariff lines across a dozen sectors, with the highest rate reserved for metals and industrial inputs. Steel plates, aluminum structures, copper wire, and stainless-steel bars all face the 50% duty, while household items such as aluminum pots and plastic tableware are taxed at 25%<\/strong>. Dairy products, including cheese and baking mixes, also attract the lower rate2<\/a>, 3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n It comes after the US raised its own tariffs to 50% on $27.6bn of Canadian goods, effective August 22. Canada\u2019s response is designed to restore price parity for domestic producers competing with now-taxed US imports. The government said the measure would \u201cprotect Canadian workers, farmers, families, and businesses\u201d and help them \u201ccompete with US products in the Canadian market\u201d1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Steel and aluminum account for the largest share of the new tariffs. Every flat-rolled steel product\u2014whether coated, painted, or clad\u2014now carries a 50% duty, up from the previous 25% counter-tariff. That includes hot-rolled bars, cold-finished rods, and structural sections used in construction and manufacturing. Aluminum is treated the same: unwrought metal, bars, rods, wire, tubes, and even kitchen foil are all taxed at the top rate2<\/a>, 3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The lists name specific dimensions and alloys, leaving little room for reclassification. Steel wire with a cross-section over 6 mm, aluminum foil thinner than 0.2 mm, and stainless-steel plates wider than 600 mm are all captured. Importers of these products must now pay the duty on top of the invoice price, raising the delivered cost of every tonne by half2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Beyond metals, the tariffs reach deep into consumer and food supply chains. Aluminum pots, plastic tableware, and perfumes all face 25% duties, while baking mixes, molasses, and wood charcoal are taxed at 50%. The lists specify package sizes and butterfat content for baking ingredients, showing the granularity of the targeting. A 25 kg bag of high-fat baking mix, for example, is treated differently from a 1 kg retail pack2<\/a>, 3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\nThe metals hit hardest<\/h2>\n
Household goods and foodstuffs<\/h2>\n
Duty rate on consumer and food lines<\/h4>\n