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Section 338 tariffs raise Canada's average US tariff to 6.27%

Published by

Global Trade Alert

Author

Johannes Fritz; Ana Elena Sancho; Fiama Angeles

Date

21 July 2026

Access

Free to read

Link

globaltradealert.org/blog/section-338-canada-august-2026

Events it documents

• 20 July 2026Three Section 338 proclamations impose 50% tariffs on about US$20B of Canadian goods, including USMCA-compliant goods: the first known use of Section 338 to impose tariffsActionTariff actionUnited States6 sources