US President Donald Trump has said that he will impose 35% tariffs on Canadian goods starting on August 1, even the two countries are away from a self-standing deadline to reach a new deal on trade.
The announcement came as a letter published on Truth Social, as well as with additional dangers of blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most business partners.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney replied on X, wrote that his government will continue to protect Canadian workers and businesses as they work towards the revised August deadline.
A blanket 25% tariff has already been imposed on some Canadian accessories, in which the nation is also barely affected by Trump’s global steel, aluminum and auto tariffs.
The letter is one of the over 20 people posted by Trump for American trade partners this week, including Japan, South Korea and Sri Lanka.
Like Canada’s letter, Trump has vowed to implement those tariffs on business partners by 1 August.
The US has imposed a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports, although a current discount for goods complying with a North American Free Trade Agreement.
It is not clear that the latest tariff threats will apply to the goods covered by the Canada-joint state US-Maxico Agreement (CUSMA).
Trump has also imposed a global 50% tariff on aluminum and steel imports, and not 25% tariff on all cars and trucks in the US.
He recently announced a 50% tariff on copper imports, which is going to be effective next month.
Canada sells about three-fourths of its belongings to the US, and is a major supplier of an auto manufacturing hub and metals, with the US tariff especially harmful to those areas.
Trump’s letter states that 35% tariffs are different for those area-specific levy.
“As you know, Canada, or will not decide to manufacture or manufacture products within the United States within your country,” Trump said.
He also tied tariffs to prevent the existing Canada’s existing Canadian levy and to prevent trade deficit between the two countries to prevent the flow of Phantenile in the US.
Trump said, “If Canada works with me, we will consider an adjustment in this letter, perhaps, to prevent the flow of Phantenile.
President Trump has previously allowed Canada – Mexico – “Phantenile’s permission to come in a huge number of people and come to the US.
In his response to X, Carney stated that Canada has made necessary progress to “prevent fantanelle’s crisis” in North America, and that his government was committed to continue working with the US to protect communities in both countries.
According to data from the US Customs and Border Petrol, only 0.2% of all the penetrations of Fentaneel entering the US are built on the Canadian limit, almost all have been seized on the US border with the rest of the Mexico.
Earlier this year, Canada announced more funds for border security and appointed a Phantenile Caesar in response to Trump’s complaints.
Canada is engaged in intensive talk with the US in recent months to reach a new trade and security deal.
At the G7 Summit in June, Prime Minister Carney and Trump said that they were committed to reach a new deal within 30 days, setting the July 21 deadline.
Trump threatened to increase the levy in Canada in the letter, if it retaliates. Canada has already imposed counter-tariffs on the US, and has swear more if they fail to reach a deal from the deadline.
At the end of June, Trump after “clear attack”, Carney removed one tax on large American technology firms and threatened to shut down the trade talks.
Carney said that the tax was dropped as a “part of a major interaction” over trade between the two countries.
The Prime Minister’s office told the BBC that he did not have an immediate comment on Trump’s letter.
