Trump threatens 35% tariffs on Canadian goods
US President Donald Trump said he would apply 35% tariffs to Canadian goods, even if the days away from a self -imposed on the two countries to reach a new agreement on trade.
The announcement came to most trading partners as a letter published in Truth Social with 15% or 20% additional blanket tariffs.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney replied to X and wrote that his government would continue to protect Canadian workers and businesses while working towards the revised August deadline.
Some Canadian goods have already been applied to 25% tariff, and the nation was harshly shot by Trump’s global steel, aluminum and automobile tariffs.
The letter is more than 20 that Trump has published to US trade partners, including Japan, South Korea and Sri Lanka this week.
Like Canada’s letter, Trump promised to apply these tariffs to trade partners until August 1st.
The United States has brought 25% tariffs to all Canada imports, but there is an existing exemption for goods that are suitable for the North American Free Trade Agreement.
It is unclear whether the threat of the latest tariffs is valid for the goods under the Canadian-United States-Mexican Agreement (Cusma).
Trump also applied a global 50% tariff to aluminum and steel imports and a 25% tariff for all automobiles and trucks that are not built in the USA.
In addition, it has recently announced a 50% tariff for copper imports, which are planned to enter into force next month.
Canada sells about three quarters of its goods to the USA and is a automobile production center and a large metal supplier and damages US tariffs, especially these sectors.
Trump’s letter said that 35% tariffs are separate from industry -specific taxes.
“As you know, companies in Canada or your country will not be a tariff if the companies in your country decide to establish or produce products in the United States.” He said.
He also attributed tariffs to what he calls “the failure of Canada” to stop the Fentanyl flow to the United States, and Canada’s existing taxes on the US milk farmers and trade deficit between the two countries.
“If Canadian is working with me to stop the flow flow, maybe we will consider setting up to this letter. These tariffs can be changed up or down, depending on our relationship with your country.” He said.
President Trump has previously accused Canada, along with Mexico, of allowing a large number of people to arrive and let Fentanyl come to the United States.
In his response to X, Carney said that Canada has made basic progress in North America to “stop the scourge of Fentanil” and that his government has committed to continue working with the United States to protect communities in both countries.
According to the data obtained from the US Customs and Border Patrol, only 0.2% of all seizures of Fentanil entering the United States were held at the Canadian border, almost others are confiscated with Mexico and the US border.
Earlier this year, Canada announced more funds for border security and appointed a Fentanil tsar in response to Trump’s complaints.
Canada has made an intense speech with the US in recent months to reach a new trade and security agreement.
At the G7 summit in June, Prime Minister Carney and Trump said that they were determined to reach a new agreement within 30 days by setting a deadline on July 21st.
Trump threatened in a letter of increasing taxes in Canada if he retaliate. Canada has already brought tariffs against the United States and promised more if they could not reach an agreement until the deadline.
In late June, Carney issued a tax to Big US technology companies after tagging it as a “open attack” and threatening to call trade talks.
Carney said the tax fell as a “part of a larger negotiation” about trade between the two countries.
The Prime Ministry told BBC that they did not immediately comment on Trump’s letter.
