United States Invokes Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to Ban Certain Canadian Products and Adjusts July 20 Measures

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer issued a statement regarding President Trump's invocation of Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to ban certain Canadian products from the U.S. market and adjust the scope of measures related to July 20, covering motor vehicles, dairy products, and alcoholic beverages. Greer said that after weeks of U.S.-Canada negotiations, Canada withdrew from a nearly concluded trade agreement and took retaliatory measures, prompting the U.S. to impose targeted import bans on relevant Canadian products and calibrate Section 338 tariffs. The President also directed USTR and GSA to remove $50 billion worth of Canadian-origin products from multiple GSA award programs.