CHICAGO (AP) 鈥� Honey. Makeup. Christmas decorations. And hockey sticks.
Those are just a few of the hundreds of different Canadian products that President Donald Trump’s administration has to enter the United States. The new , which kicked in Saturday, are expected to affect about $20 billion in Canadian goods, which represents roughly 5% of the $381.92 billion worth of products that the country sent to the U.S. last year.
While that’s far from the majority of Canada’s exports, 50% is a punishing rate. And households could feel the strain of higher prices the longer this import tax stays in effect 鈥� on top of spikes already spanning from . That’s because tariffs are taxes paid by importers, or businesses that buy products from abroad, and at least some of those costs are almost always passed on to shoppers.
The wide scope (and at times incredibly specific) list of goods now levied at 50% means that consumers could see price hikes in many different shopping aisles, as well as other core expenses like home-building. Countermeasures are also around the corner. Canada鈥檚 Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to roll out 鈥渄ollar for dollar鈥� retaliation next month. All the while, Trump to escalate his trade war with , notably suggesting he could hike already steep U.S. import taxes on automobiles next year.
Here’s a look at some of the products in the crosshairs, on both sides of the border.
Long list of Canadian goods face Trump’s 50% tariff
When first announcing the planned 50% tariffs last month, the Trump administration said that the new taxes would be levied on Canadian products ranging from hockey sticks to wine and cement. And the list is long 鈥� covering more than 550 goods.
Some of items include:
Trump imposed these tariffs by reaching back to a long-dormant Great Depression-era law. Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which has never been used before, authorizes the president to slap import taxes of up to 50% on imports from countries that have discriminated against U.S. businesses.
Trump against autos, alcohol and dairy products, particularly following the implementation of his prior U.S. import taxes last year. It’s worth noting that the list of Canadian goods now facing the latest levy, as seen above, is far more diverse.
Canada says it will retaliate on US products next month
Shortly after the new 50% tariffs kicked in, Canada’s Carney .
On Saturday, the prime minister said his government would begin dollar-for-dollar countermeasures on Sept. 8. Carney noted Canada鈥檚 tariff increases would target U.S. steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper and electronics.
He said more details would be on the way.
The trade war might not stop there
Threats of stronger countermeasures and further escalation only ramped up on Monday, raising the possibility that additional products or sectors would come into the crosshairs of the trade war.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford in an exclusive interview Monday that 鈥渆verything is on the table,鈥� noting his province would be ready to cut off electricity and critical minerals to the U.S. if the trade war worsens.
Trump “underestimates Canada. We鈥檙e all in,鈥� Ford said. He also called for Canada to consider using oil and potash 鈥� both major exports 鈥� as leverage.
Meanwhile, Trump took to social media to say that his administration on Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel to 50% starting Jan. 1, 2027. Like other countries, Canada currently faces a broader . A 50% sectoral tariff on is already in effect.
Trump accused Canada of 鈥渞ipping off鈥� the U.S. for years, through what he called 鈥渞idiculously high tariffs鈥� on American farmers. 鈥淲E DON鈥橳 NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!鈥� he added in a Monday Truth Social post.
Cars and auto parts, as well as energy products, were excluded from Trump’s latest round of tariffs 鈥� but remained key sticking points in negotiations that later crumbled at the eleventh hour over the weekend.
In remarks Monday, Carney said Washington鈥檚 auto-sector proposals would 鈥済radually dismantle鈥� Canadian production. He added Canada is the largest customer for U.S. automobiles 鈥� and questioned what Trump鈥檚 latest move would mean for workers in states such as Ohio, Kentucky and Alabama who depend on that demand.
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AP Writers Mae Anderson in New York and Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed.
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