Here are the U.S. products Canada is targeting in response to Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum
New wave of countermeasures effectively double tariffs imposed last week
Canada retaliated with a new set of counter-tariffs Thursday after President Donald Trump slapped a 25 per cent levy on steel and aluminum coming into the U.S.
The federal government targeted $29.8 billion worth of U.S. goods. This is in addition to the first wave of counter-tariffs — on $30 billion worth of U.S. products — that Ottawa levied last week.
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, the government's point person on Canada-U.S. relations, said Trump's attack on Canadian industry is "unjustified and unjustifiable" and the government must retaliate as the U.S. inserts "disruption and disorder" into what was once one of the most successful trading relationships in the world.
"We will not stand idly by while our iconic steel and aluminum industries are being unfairly targeted," he said.
The bulk of the new counter-tariffs are on U.S. steel and aluminum products. They are part of the total $155-billion counter-tariff package Ottawa had previously prepared. Here's a breakdown of what U.S. imports are being taxed as of Thursday:
- Candles.
- Glues.
- Umbrellas.
- Walking sticks and canes.
- Ceramic, cast iron, aluminum and steel kitchenware.
- Other ceramics, including statues.
- Gold, platinum and other precious metals.
- Pearls.
- Imitation jewelry.
- Steel, aluminum and iron, including dozens of semi-manufactured items made from those materials, such as: bars, rods, wire, plating, sheets, pipes and pipeline materials, rails and ingots.
- Fluid tanks and vats, including for gas.
- Steel and iron construction materials, such as screws and bolts.
- Sewing and knitting items, such as needles, made from iron and steel.
- Safety pins and springs.
- Radiators, heaters and parts used for stoves.
- Iron and steel wool and cloth.
- Steel and iron sinks and baths.
- Steel, iron and aluminum parts used for construction, such as door and window frames, bridge sections and scaffolding.
- Aluminum nails, tacks and staples.
- Garden and other household tools, including: shovels, picks, rakes, axes, shears and hoes.
- Metal equipment used for mountaineering, such as axes, billhooks and hammers.
- Metal working and construction tools such as: saw blades, files, pipe cutters, vices and clamps, anvils and other forge materials.
- Mining tools, including boring drills.
- Safes, filing cabinets, padlocks and keys.
- Metal fittings used in building and infrastructure construction, and fittings used to make furniture.
- Metal fittings used in stationery items, such as binders.
- Bells, metal picture frames and metal ornaments, such as statutes.
- Metal items used for clothing and accessories, such as buckles, clasps and rivets.
- Metal plating used for signs and lettering.
- Water heaters.
- Electronics such as printers, copiers, data-processing machines and data storage units.
- Portable lamps.
- Cellphones and portable phone sets.
- Audio and visual equipment, including: microphones, microphone stands, speakers, amplifiers, headphones and monitors.
- Car windshields and windows.
- Wristwatches and stopwatches.
- Wooden furniture parts.
- Sleeping bags.
- LED and other illuminated signs.
- Glass and plastic parts used for searchlights.
- Prefabricated buildings made of wood and steel. Also prefabbed storage silos or parts of silos made from plastic and glass materials.
- Kids tricycles, scooters, doll carriages and other similar toys with wheels.
- Video game consoles.
- Some holiday decorations.
- Sports equipment, including: skis, water skis, some golfing equipment, table tennis gear, sporting rackets, various sporting balls, fishing equipment.
- Amusement park rides.
- Brooms and brushes, including: hair brushes, combs, art brushes, paint rollers, machine brushes, floor sweepers and mops.
- Travel sets that include toiletry, sewing and other cleaning items.
- Chalk and white boards.
- Labellers.
- Smoking lighters and pipes.
- Toilet sprays.
- Camera tripods, bipods and monopods.
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