U.S. Announces New Ban on Canadian Motorcycles, Dairy and Alcohol Amid Trade Dispute
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The Trump administration will prohibit imports of certain Canadian motorcycles, dairy items and most alcoholic beverages starting Sept. 29, as trade tensions between the United States and Canada intensify.
The United States will ban a range of Canadian imports, including most motorcycles, whey, molasses, non-alcoholic beer and the majority of alcoholic beverages, effective 12:01 a.m. on Sept. 29, senior administration officials said. The measures follow Canada’s recent imposition of steep tariffs on about $20 billion of U.S. goods, which came after the United States applied similar tariffs on Canadian products.
In addition to the bans, a 50 percent tariff will be applied to Canadian cheese, steel, aluminum and bamboo furniture beginning the following Tuesday. Some previously imposed tariffs on items such as toilet paper, cement and fishing-rod parts were lifted after further review, a senior official noted.
The White House claimed that Canadian officials ceased negotiating in good faith and failed to remove trade barriers during last-minute talks, prompting the latest actions. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (note: correct name) indicated that Canada will match U.S. tariffs dollar for dollar, while several Canadian provinces have continued boycotts of American alcohol.
Despite the escalating measures, the administration said discussions with Canadian trade leaders remain ongoing and that Canada has expressed interest in an "alternative pathway" for resolving the dispute.
President Donald Trump also warned that Canadian-made products could be excluded from U.S. federal contracts unless Canada eases restrictions on U.S. imports. He posted on his social-media platform that Bombardier aircraft would no longer be sold in the United States, a statement that prompted Republican senators from Kansas to defend the company’s U.S. jobs.
"I'm going to fight to keep Bombardier's over 1,200 Kansas jobs. I've already taken that concern inside the Oval Office," Senator Roger Marshall wrote on X.
The United States maintains that a 50 percent tariff on all Canadian automotive imports, trucks, auto parts and steel will take effect on Jan. 1, 2027 if a settlement is not reached.