Trump Revises 50% Tariffs on Canadian Goods

The Trump administration has revised the list of Canadian goods subject to an additional 50% tariff, removing 22 tariff classifications and adding selected others under a proclamation signed October 23. The changes take effect at 12:01 a.m. ET on October 30, according to the proclamation. The affected exemptions include specified plywood, paper and pulp products, plastic packaging, refrigeration equipment, agricultural sorting machinery and seaweed for human consumption. The revised list adds selected carpets and floor coverings, cocoa powder, shampoos and soaps, chemical and waste products, valves, air conditioners, freezers and canoes. The proclamation says the duties apply to covered goods entered for consumption or withdrawn from a warehouse for consumption. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, said nine product categories important to the state’s blueberry, potato, apple and seaweed industries would be exempt. Her office said Maine growers rely on Canadian supplies, including specialized harvesting boxes for wild blueberries that work with existing processing equipment. The nine categories Collins identified and the 22 tariff classifications removed in the...