US Hits Canada With Ban on Some Dairy and Liquor Products

The Trump administration imposed an import ban on some Canadian products, including alcohol, dairy products and motorcycles, at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday.

The move was the latest offensive in a vicious trade fight President Trump has picked with Canada. Though the bans affect just a tiny proportion of Canada’s exports to the United States, they are a sign of how much the relationship between two formerly close political and economic allies has unraveled.

On Monday, U.S. officials released a notice saying Canadian products including whey protein, molasses, nonalcoholic beer, wine, vermouth and a variety of liquor would be “unconditionally rejected” by U.S. Customs and Border Protection starting at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.

The ban comes on top of 50 percent tariffs that Mr. Trump slapped on about 5 percent of Canadian goods last month, a move that prompted Canada’s prime minister, Mark Carney, to hit back “dollar for dollar” on a range of U.S. imports.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/business/economy/canada-tariffs-ban.html