US Ban on Certain Canadian Imports Takes Effect

Washington, September 29, 2026 : A US ban on imports of certain Canadian products took effect Tuesday, further escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa.

The measures target certain Canadian dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and motorcycles, including motorcycles equipped with internal-combustion engines with a cylinder capacity of more than 800 cc.

The White House announced the measures on September 8, shortly after Canada imposed new retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of US goods, including steel, dairy products, and agricultural equipment. The Canadian measures followed US duties of 50 percent on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods, imposed last month after several rounds of trade negotiations collapsed.

The latest restrictions deepen the US-Canada trade dispute, with Washington moving beyond tariffs to block selected Canadian products from entering the US market entirely. Canada has described the broader US measures as relatively modest, while maintaining its own retaliatory tariffs on US goods.

Source: QNA