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Trump orders a 35% tariff for goods from Canada, citing a lack of cooperation on illicit drugs

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a statement at the Walters Group Steel fabrication plant in Hamilton, Ont., Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)

Key Points

  • President Donald Trump has increased tariffs on U.S. imports from Canada to 35% from 25%, citing Canada's insufficient action against illicit drugs.
  • The announcement is effective immediately and comes after months of tension between the U.S. and Canada over trade agreements.
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed disappointment, noting Canada only accounts for 1% of U.S. fentanyl imports.
  • The decision could heavily impact industries such as lumber, steel, and automobiles, which will be prioritized for protection against tariff effects.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has raised the tariff rate on U.S. imports from Canada to 35% from 25%, effective Friday.

The announcement from the White House late Thursday said Canada had failed to “do more to arrest, seize, detain or otherwise intercept ... traffickers, criminals at large, and illicit drugs.”

Trump has heckled Canada for months and suggested it should become its 51st U.S. state. He had threatened to impose the higher tariff on Canada if no deal was reached by Friday, his deadline for reaching trade agreements with dozens of countries.

Earlier Thursday, the president said Canada’s announcement it will recognize a Palestinian state would "make it very hard” for the United States to reach a trade agreement with its northern neighbor. Trump has also expressed frustration with a trade deficit with Canada that largely reflects oil purchases by America.

Prime Minister Mark Carney had tempered expectations over tariffs, saying Ottawa would only agree to a deal “if there’s one on the table that is in the best interests of Canadians.”

In a statement released early Friday, he said he was disappointed by Trump's actions and vowed to diversify Canada's exports.

“Canada accounts for only 1% of U.S. fentanyl imports and has been working intensively to further reduce these volumes,” he said, pointing to heavy investments in border security.

Carney added that some industries — including lumber, steel, aluminum and automobiles — will be harder hit, but said his government will try to minimize the impact and protect Canadian jobs.

Canada was not included in Trump's updated list of tariff rates on other countries announced late Thursday. Those import duties are due to take effect on Aug. 7.

Trump sent a letter to Canada a few weeks ago warning he planned to raise duties on many goods imported from Canada to 35%, deepening the rift between the two North American countries that has undermined their decades-old alliance.

Some imports from Canada are still protected by the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, which is up for renegotiation next year.

The White House's statement said goods transshipped through Canada that are not covered by the USMCA would be subject to a 40% tariff rate. It did not say where the goods might originate.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that there would be a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico after a call with that country’s leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, keeping 25% tariff rates in place.

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