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Trump raises tariffs on Canada to 35% but keeps USMCA exemption

Brian Platt and Randy Thanthong-Knight / Bloomberg
Brian Platt and Randy Thanthong-Knight / Bloomberg • 2 min read
Trump raises tariffs on Canada to 35% but keeps USMCA exemption
The new rate represents an increase from the 25% tariffs Trump imposed in early March under an emergency law. Photo: Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump said the US will put a 35% tariff on some imports from Canada after trade negotiations between the two countries broke down.

The new rate represents an increase from the 25% tariffs Trump imposed in early March under an emergency law.

“Canada has failed to cooperate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, and it has retaliated against the United States” for Trump’s earlier tariffs, the White House said in a fact sheet published Thursday evening.

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