United States bans imports of certain Canadian alcoholic drinks, dairy products and motorcycles over 800 cc for goods imported from Sept. 29, 2026.<\/p>\n
The United States has banned imports of certain Canadian alcoholic drinks, dairy products and large motorcycles, with the ban applying to goods imported from 12:01 a.m. eastern time on Sept. 29, 20261<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n President Donald Trump signed the orders on Sept. 8, 2026, as part of five proclamations aimed at Canada1<\/a><\/sup>. They were published in the Federal Register on Sept. 14, 20262<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n In short, many Canadian beers, wines and spirits, some dairy goods and motorcycles over 800 cc can no longer enter the United States. Until Sept. 29 these goods paid a 50% extra duty; now customs will refuse them.<\/p>\n The bans use section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. This old law lets the President act when another country treats US goods worse than goods from other countries3<\/a><\/sup>. It allows extra duties of up to 50%, and it also allows a full ban if the other country keeps or increases its unfair treatment3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n On July 20, 2026, the President put 50% duties on Canadian goods in three areas: alcoholic drinks, dairy and motor vehicles1<\/a><\/sup>. Each area had its own proclamation. Proclamation 11046 covered alcohol4<\/a><\/sup>. Proclamation 11047 covered dairy5<\/a><\/sup>. Proclamation 11048 covered motor vehicles3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The White House said Canada bans the purchase and sale of US alcoholic drinks while not restricting drinks from other countries4<\/a><\/sup>. It said Canada gives out its cheese import quotas in a way that hurts US cheese5<\/a><\/sup>. It also objected to Canada’s tariffs on motor vehicles3<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The duties were first suspended for 3 days on Aug. 18, 2026, after Canada promised to remove these practices3<\/a><\/sup>. The White House said Canada broke that promise on Aug. 21, so the 50% duties took effect at 12:01 a.m. on Aug. 22, 20263<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The alcohol order, Proclamation 11061, lists the banned goods by their US tariff code2<\/a><\/sup>. The list is wide. It includes:<\/p>\n Many of these lines carry a limit marked "Packaged" goods only<\/strong>2<\/a><\/sup>. For those lines, the ban covers only drinks in bottles, cans, boxes, kegs or similar containers sold straight to consumers2<\/a><\/sup>. On those lines, alcohol shipped in bulk rather than in such containers falls outside the ban.<\/p>\n Other lines have no such limit. These include wine in containers of 2 liters or less, and many spirits in containers of 4 liters or less2<\/a><\/sup>. The order says its product descriptions are for information only. Questions about the scope of a tariff code go to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the US border agency2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The motor vehicles order, Proclamation 11063, bans one product line6<\/a><\/sup>. It covers motorcycles over 800 cc<\/strong>, including mopeds, with a piston engine (tariff code 8711.50.00)6<\/a><\/sup>. Smaller motorcycles are not on this list.<\/p>\n The dairy order bans certain dairy and other Canadian products that were paying the 50% duty under Proclamation 110475<\/a><\/sup>. The White House said Canada had kept its cheese quota practices in place after the duties started5<\/a><\/sup>. Goods that stay on the dairy duty list, rather than the ban list, keep paying the 50% duty5<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Goods not moved onto a ban list still pay the 50% duty3<\/a><\/sup>. On the same day, the President also signed orders that changed which goods pay that duty1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Those orders removed some goods, such as rock salt and cement, from the duty1<\/a><\/sup>. They added new ones, from all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to more dairy products1<\/a><\/sup>. These additions and removals took effect on Sept. 15, 2026<\/strong>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n The 50% duties apply even when a good qualifies under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the trade deal between the three countries1<\/a><\/sup>. They also come on top of duties under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 19621<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n Some banned goods arrived in the United States before Sept. 29 but were not yet cleared for sale. Others were stored in a warehouse and not yet taken out for sale. These goods are not banned. They still pay the 50% duty rate<\/strong> set in July4<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\nWhy did the United States ban these Canadian goods?<\/h2>\n
From duty to ban<\/h4>\n
Which Canadian alcoholic drinks are banned?<\/h2>\n
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Outside the ban<\/h4>\n
What happens to Canadian motorcycles and dairy?<\/h2>\n
What about Canadian goods that stay on the 50% duty?<\/h2>\n
What happens to shipments already in the United States?<\/h2>\n
Banned goods, by arrival date<\/h4>\n