Tuesday’s announcement comes as the U.S.-Canadian relationship severely deteriorates. The White House said the import bans will go into effect in about three weeks.
President Donald Trump greets Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday moved to sharply escalate the trade war with Canada, seeking to block the import of some autos, dairy products and alcohol.
In a call with reporters, senior Trump administration officials said that the move was in direct response to Canada’s latest retaliatory tariffs. Those duties took effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
The ban on the importation of Canadian alcohol in particular closely mirrors bans that provinces across Canada put in place in early 2025 on American alcohol. Those were imposed after Trump introduced sweeping duties on America’s longtime northern ally.
The measures announced Tuesday were signed into law under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, documents posted to the White House show. That trade law was never used until Trump implemented
, Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Lutnick would meet with Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum to discuss the two countries’ trading relationship.Alexandra Bacallao and Brittany Kubicko contributed.
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