US President Donald Trump speaks to the press upon returning to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 13, 2026.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday warned Canada that the U.S. would impose 100% tariff on items bought within the U.S. if the nation strikes a commerce take care of China.
“If Canada makes a take care of China, it’s going to instantly be hit with a 100% Tariff in opposition to all Canadian items and merchandise coming into the united statesA.,” the president wrote in a Fact Social put up.
Trump additionally urged Saturday that China would attempt to use Canada to attempt to keep away from paying U.S. tariffs.
“If Governor Carney thinks he’s going to make Canada a ‘Drop Off Port’ for China to ship items and merchandise into the US, he’s sorely mistaken,” Trump said.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced that Canada and China reached a preliminary deal to take away commerce limitations and decrease tariffs. Below the tentative settlement, Beijing minimize tariffs on some Canadian agricultural merchandise, whereas Ottawa elevated the quotas for imports of Chinese language electrical autos, making use of the most-favored-nation tariff charge of 6.1%.
Only a week in the past, Trump had voiced his help for Carney on the China commerce deal.
“That is what he ought to be doing. It is a good factor for him to signal a commerce deal. If you may get a take care of China, it’s best to do this,” Trump advised reporters on the White Home on Jan. 16.
“Canada’s authorities has transparently outlined that the settlement with China is essentially about home shoppers and companies in Canada and China, not schemes aimed toward different markets,” Matthew Holmes, govt vp and chief of public coverage of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce mentioned in an announcement.
“A structured and secure relationship with China or every other nation … are not to switch our deeply rooted relationship with the US that continues to be overwhelmingly good for employees, shoppers and North American competitiveness,” he added.
The White Home and the workplace of the Canadian prime minister did not instantly reply to a CNBC request for remark.
In August 2025, Trump raised the tariff on Canadian items to 35%. Duties aren’t imposed on most Canadian exports underneath the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Settlement (CUSMA), however some items, together with metal, copper and sure autos and auto components, are topic to U.S. tariffs.
The brand new tariff menace comes someday after Trump withdrew the invitation to Canada to hitch his “Board of Peace” after Carney’s tackle on the World Financial Discussion board in Davos that cautioned in opposition to financial coercion by the world’s superpowers.
In his speech, Carney mentioned the world’s “center powers” should band collectively to withstand coercion from the world’s largest powers.
Carney mentioned final week that he meant to hitch the board however the particulars hadn’t been labored out. States in search of a everlasting board seat must pay a $1 billion payment.
— Reuters contributed to this report.
