Trump imposes new 50% tariffs on Canada 

On July 20, President Trump imposed three new 50-percent tariffs on a range of Canadian products in response to discriminatory actions against U.S. products, mostly dairy, alcohol, and cars.

The tariffs are under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, which the International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 says has never been used before.  

Products that are currently covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) are not exempt from the new tariffs. They will go into effect 30 days after the signing, which is August 19. 

In a member alert, IFPA said cut flowers and inputs into U.S. floral and produce production will be affected by the proposed tariffs. 

The IFPA alert said, “produce affected includes a broad range of vegetable seeds and fruit stones other than apricot, plums, or peaches.

“There are broad supply chain impacts through tariffs on machines for cleaning, sorting or grading agricultural produce and packaging material like kraftliner and greaseproof paper, boxes/crates for transporting goods, and other building materials.” 

IFPA said it is already in contact with U.S. lawmakers and the Trump administration to alert them to the impact to the U.S. fresh produce and floral sector.  

The Trump administration is conducting ongoing negotiations on the USMCA. 

Impacted products can be found in these links: 

Proclamation with regards to Motor Vehicles  
 
Annex of Affected Products (Most Produce & Floral Impacts)  
 
Proclamation with regards to Alcoholic Beverages  
 
Alcoholic Beverages – Annex of Affected Products  
 
Proclamation with regards to Dairy  
 
Dairy – Annex of Affected Products