In an era marked by global unrest, regulatory complexities, and a shifting market landscape, companies must remain diligent in their trade compliance procedures and stay apprised of changes in the law.
TC Trade Alerts will serve as a central resource for identifying the policy changes, executive orders, and necessary information and context regarding government actions affecting international trade.
See below for more information on the last TC Trade Alerts. If you have any questions about how this affects your business, please don't hesitate to contact one of our attorneys.
Additional Resources
Trade Compliance Handbook | Checklists of Foreign Countries Subject to Sanctions | Our International Trade Practice
| THOMPSON COBURN TRADE ALERT – EXPORTS | |
| HEADLINE | Canada Requests Comments by April 2 on Proposed $125 Billion Tariffs on U.S. Goods |
| DATE | 12 March 2025 |
| EFFECTIVE DATE | Comments due 2 April 2025 |
| BACKGROUND | Canada imposed 25% reciprocal tariffs on C$30 billion
of certain U.S. goods, effective 4 March 2025, in response to the
U.S. imposing 25% tariffs on goods from Canada. Canada imposed an additional 25% tariffs on C$29.8 billion of U.S. goods, effective 13 March 2025, in response to the U.S. imposing 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum products. |
| DETAILS | On March 12, Canada issued a Notice of Intent to implement an
additional round of tariffs, this time on C$125 billion of imports
of additional goods from the U.S. These will undergo a comment
period before implementation, requesting public comments from
businesses, stakeholders, and Canadians by April 2, 2025. The list of products in this recent Notice is extensive, with over 4,400 unique lines (compared to the 1,250 lines in the March 4 list and 550 lines in the March 13 list). A searchable spreadsheet of both lists is available here. |
| HTS/PRODUCTS | Canada Notice Products List |
| CITE | Notice of Intent to Impose Countermeasures in Response to United States Tariffs on Canadian Goods – Canada.ca |
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