The US banned several Canadian imports, cut Canadian goods from federal procurementLast updated: September 09, 2026 | 07:022 MIN READUS President Donald Trump speaks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a working lunch alongside G7 and Middle East leaders in Evian-les-Bains, France. (File Photo/Reuters)Washington, DC: The United States has announced a fresh round of trade measures against Canada, banning several categories of imports and reshuffling existing tariffs after Ottawa imposed its own retaliatory tariffs on American goods.Speaking to reporters on a background call, a senior US official said President Donald Trump had signed a series of proclamations under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, a rarely used law that lets Washington ban imports from countries it says are treating US trade unfairly.The measures move on three fronts.Canadian dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles will now be barred from entering the US, with the bans due to take effect in roughly three weeks. Get it: Fast, verified news for FREE ... download the Gulf News app — simply click here Alongside this, Washington has reshuffled an earlier round of tariffs dated July 20: goods such as cement, road salt and certain medical supplies have been taken off that list, while new tariffs have been added on items including all-terrain vehicles, certain cheeses and motorboats. These changes take effect within a week. Separately, the administration has instructed federal procurement agencies to begin removing Canadian-origin goods from a government purchasing list worth an estimated $50 billion.Tariffs raised on Canadian cars, metalsA previously announced threat to raise tariffs on Canadian cars and metals to 50 percent from January 1 remains in place, officials confirmed.According to the US side, Canada and China were the only two economies that responded to Washington's tariff push with retaliation of their own, rather than negotiating.Officials pointed out that dozens of other economies, Japan and the European Union among them, struck deals instead of retaliating.Precedent