September 9, 2026 | 11:21 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Canadian dairy products, motorcycles and alcoholic beverages face import bans in the United States, while other goods from across the border will be hit with 50 percent tariffs, the White House said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump escalates a trade war with Ottawa.According to DW, the import ban is scheduled to take effect on September 29. Trump also ordered a 50 percent tariff on additional Canadian goods, including mattresses, motorboats and golf carts, starting September 15.The latest moves came after Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs of up to 50 percent on about $20 billion of U.S. goods on Monday, following Washington's decision last month to levy 50 percent tariffs on selected Canadian imports.Why is Trump imposing an import ban?The White House said the alcohol ban was partly in response to provincial boycotts of U.S. alcohol. Canadian provinces have removed many U.S. wines and spirits from store shelves amid a widespread boycott of American goods, a move Trump called "discriminatory.""President Trump is doing this to make sure, again, that we keep a level playing field, deter retaliation, and of course protect American production," a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters on a call.Trump also directed the U.S. General Services Administration to exclude Canadian products from its long-term government procurement contracts unless Ottawa restores what he called "full and fair reciprocity" for American farmers and companies.On Monday, Trump threatened to block Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier from selling planes in the U.S. unless it manufactures them in the United States.What did Canadian Prime Minister Carney say?Nearly 68 percent of Canadian exports headed to the U.S. this year, with about 80 percent of those shipments entering duty-free under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) exemptions, data showed.However, the latest escalation also cast a shadow on the future of the three-nation trade pact.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his country would accelerate efforts to reduce its dependence on the U.S."It's about ensuring that no country can hold us hostage. And that we can live how we want to live," Carney said on Tuesday.Aside from tariffs, Canadians were also irked by Trump's repeated reference to their country as the 51st U.S. state and an order renaming of Lake Ontario to Lake America.Trump pushes Canada toward EUTrump wielding tariffs as a tool to force smaller partners to agree to lower tariffs in return for market access, investment pledges or alignment with U.S. policy has other governments watching to see how Canada's standing up to Trump plays out.Recent developments have pushed Ottawa to explore a deeper relationship with the European Union.Next week, Carney is due in Strasbourg, France, and scheduled address the European Parliament.Read: Canada Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on US Goods as Trade Tensions RiseClick here to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News
