Trump tweaks Canada tariffs, removing certain goods while adding others

Plywood and certain packaging materials are among the products that will no longer face the 50% tariff, effective Oct. 30.

U.S. President Donad Trump is reworking the scope of the 50% tariffs he imposed on a slew of Canada imports as part of a back-and-forth trade war between the two countries.

Starting Oct. 30, the tariffs will no longer cover a range of goods that were previously impacted, including plywood, certain industrial machinery, and select packaging and paper materials, per a proclamation Trump signed Friday. Meanwhile, a bevy of other imports will now be subject to the levies, including cocoa powder, carpets and air conditioners.

In August, Trump leveraged Section 338 of the Trade Act of 1930 to institute the levies following the breakdown of negotiations between the U.S. and Canada. The statute allows a president to install tariffs up to 50% to address discrimination against U.S. commerce. In ordering the tariffs originally, Trump alleged Canada unfairly imposed duties and quotas on U.S. car imports while halting the purchase of alcohol imports and setting tariff-rate quotas for certain dairy products.

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