Trump announces 50% tariffs on Canadian autos, steel from 2027
United States President Donald Trump
Abdullateef Fowewe
United States President, Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 50% tariffs on all Canadian cars, trucks, automotive parts and steel from January 1, 2027, following the collapse of trade talks between Washington and Ottawa.
In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump accused Canada of imposing excessive tariffs on American agricultural products and said the trade relationship had produced what he described as a $60 billion deficit for the United States.
“Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years.
“Their ridiculously high tariffs on our Farmers and farm products has made life impossible for these great American Patriots, and has long created a 60 Billion Dollar Deficit between our two Countries,” Trump wrote.
Trump said the new measures would take effect at the start of 2027, stressing, “Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50%.”
The president added that manufacturers building inside the United States would not face the tariffs.
“Build in the U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS,” he said.
Trump also signalled an end to what he called Canada’s preferential treatment in US trade policy, saying, “Canada will be treated like a State no longer.”
The announcement marks a major escalation in the trade dispute after recent US tariffs on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods.
The proposed tariffs could significantly disrupt the deeply integrated North American auto and steel supply chains, with Canadian retaliation expected.
Trump argued that Canada was far more dependent on trade with the United States than Washington was on Ottawa.
“We don’t need Canada, they need us,” he wrote, claiming that Canada conducts “95% of their business” with the US.
