Canada Retaliates With Tariffs on U.S. Goods as 50% Levies Target Canadian Imports

Canada has imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. goods after President Donald Trump said the United States would impose 50% tariffs on many Canadian products following the breakdown of trade talks last week.

The tariffs are paid by importers, including U.S. businesses that purchase goods from Canada, with costs often passed on to consumers through higher prices. The measures add to levies affecting Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel, which Trump has threatened to increase to 50% from January 1, 2027.

Canada was the United States' second-largest source of imports after Mexico in 2025, with more than $382 billion worth of goods entering the U.S. from Canada, according to trade data. The White House has identified around 440 imported products from Canada on a list subject to 50% tariffs.

The products include smartphones, video game consoles, vacuum cleaners, plastic kitchenware and sports equipment such as ice skates, fishing rods and golf equipment.

Canada is the largest foreign supplier of paper goods to the United States, accounting for roughly one-third of imported paper products. The U.S. imported $6.4 billion worth of paper goods from Canada in 2025, including products covered by the tariff list such as toilet paper, notebooks, boxes and envelopes. Canada has also targeted U.S. pulp and paper products with counter-tariffs ranging from 25% to 50%.

Among household appliances, the U.S. imported $5.5 million worth of vacuum cleaners and $275.6 million worth of refrigerating appliances from Canada in 2025. Canada was also the largest export market for U.S. household appliances last year, with most of those products now facing a 25% Canadian tariff.

Sports equipment covered by the U.S. tariffs includes fishing rods, ice skates, hockey sticks and golf equipment. Canada accounted for $19 million, or 13%, of U.S. hockey stick imports in 2025, while China supplied about half. Canada's share of U.S. imports of fishing rods, ice skates and golf equipment was around 3% or less.