Canada calls President Trump’s new 50% tariffs a “direct violation” of trade agreements.
The Trump administration is going to impose new tariffs 10% and 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners starting Friday as the temporary global tariffs expire.
The move came after the Supreme Court impeached the president in February Donald Trump“reciprocal” tariffs of 10% to 50% that were introduced last year. In response, Trump imposed a temporary global tariff of 10% under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which expires at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday.
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced Thursday that the new tariffs, imposed under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, will take effect immediately after the temporary duties expire.
Canada, Mexico, India, etc Great Britain are among the trading partners that will face a 10% tariff.
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President Donald Trump answers questions during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, DC on February 20. On the same day, the Supreme Court ruled against his use of emergency powers to impose certain international trade tariffs. (Kevin Deitch/Getty Images/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Taiwan and the European Union face tariffs of 12.5%.
“The ban on the importation of forced labor in the United States has been in place for nearly a century and is strictly enforced; it’s long past time for our trading partners to do the same,” US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a press release.
A senior administration official told Reuters that the new tariffs are not intended to replace expiring global tariffs, even though they came into effect at the same time.
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U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart of “reciprocal tariffs” as he speaks during the Making America Rich Again trade event in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Getty Images)
The official argued that the United States enforces bans on goods made with forced labor more aggressively than any other country. American businesses at a competitive disadvantage.
Many products will be exempt from the tariffs, including oil and gas, fertilizers, certain foods, and goods already subject to Section 232 national security tariffs, including automobiles, steel, aluminum, and copper.
The announcement follows a series of new ones trade promotions introduced by the Trump administration this week.
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On Tuesday, Trump announced that imported generic drugs would remain tariff-free for two years before facing hefty new tariffs, saying the move was intended to encourage drug companies to make more drugs in the United States.
On Monday, Trump also announced a tariff 50%. on certain Canadian imports, citing what officials called trade “discrimination” against American businesses.
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The tariffs are scheduled to go into effect on August 19 under the Tariff Act of 1930 and apply to a range of Canadian imports, including some food, clothing, synthetic materials and manufactured goods.
FOX Business’ Brittany Miller and Bonnie Chu contributed to this report with Reuters.
