CAN-USA 2025 Tariff Strife (split from various pol threads)

[daftandbarmy]

Just a question for those that know:

Is the USA still our largest trading partner?

OH BTW I think the whole "elbows up" chant is stupid.

Oh yeah...

 

[brihard]

The U.S. has confirmed CUSMA compliant auto parts will have 0% tariff. Good news for our manufacturers.

Canada auto parts get Trump tariff exemption under CUSMA, U.S. says | Globalnews.ca

The bulletin from U.S. Customs and Border Protection says eligible auto parts under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement will be subject to a zero per cent tariff.

globalnews.ca

 

[dapaterson]

The U.S. has confirmed CUSMA compliant auto parts will have 0% tariff. Good news for our manufacturers.

Canada auto parts get Trump tariff exemption under CUSMA, U.S. says | Globalnews.ca

The bulletin from U.S. Customs and Border Protection says eligible auto parts under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement will be subject to a zero per cent tariff.

globalnews.ca

Until POTUS reads something online and changes his mind.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Until POTUS reads something online and changes his mind.

Or a voice in his head.

 

[OldSolduer]

Or a voice in his head.

None of which are actually saying anything sane.

 

[QV]

Here you can see the US's trade concerns for each country it trades with:

https://ustr.gov/sites/default/files/files/Press/Reports/2025NTE.pdf

 

[daftandbarmy]

A bit of context... get out your magnifying glass to find Canada

Ranked: Global Share of Manufacturing Value, by Country

How China, the U.S., and others stack up in global industrial output.

www.visualcapitalist.com

 

[Good2Golf]

So India has 36x the population but only 2.5x more manufacturing?

That 14.4x less manufacturing per capita than Canada.

 

[Czech_pivo]

A bit of context... get out your magnifying glass to find Canada

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Ranked: Global Share of Manufacturing Value, by Country

How China, the U.S., and others stack up in global industrial output.

www.visualcapitalist.com

Ireland is impressive

 

[HavokFour]

Tourism industry in the US is not going to have a very good time this summer.

U.S. Travel Boycott: 60% Of Canadians Staying Away Because Of Trump, Survey Says

Six in 10 Canadian adults say they are less likely to travel to the U.S. this year, and more than a third have canceled trip plans—due to the political climate.

www.forbes.com

Alt: https://archive.ph/BK6Tw

 

[McG]

Travellers avoiding the US is a global thing and not a uniquely Canadian thing. That includes both business and leisure travel. US hospitality industry will definitely feel it.

 

[Furniture]

Travellers avoiding the US is a global thing and not a uniquely Canadian thing. That includes both business and leisure travel. US hospitality industry will definitely feel it.

CBPs fun and games at the border is definitely having an impact.

Apparently a very senior PS member had their work IT items cloned and searched at a crossing not so long ago.

 

[brihard]

Apparently a very senior PS member had their work IT items cloned and searched at a crossing not so long ago.

Departmental security hates this one neat trick!

 

[daftandbarmy]

Tourism industry in the US is not going to have a very good time this summer.

U.S. Travel Boycott: 60% Of Canadians Staying Away Because Of Trump, Survey Says

Six in 10 Canadian adults say they are less likely to travel to the U.S. this year, and more than a third have canceled trip plans—due to the political climate.

www.forbes.com

Alt: https://archive.ph/BK6Tw

Point Roberts is already dying...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/point-roberts-trade-war-tariffs-worry-1.7481556

 

[brihard]

Skagway, Alaska is worried too. They’re cut off from the U.S. by land and have to cross through BC and Yukon. Most amenities and services they need are a couple hours away in Whitehorse.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7524871

 

[RangerRay]

At least to get to Hyder, there are no CPB or ICE agents to hassle you. But then you’re stuck there till you turn around and drive back to BC. But then you get hassled by CBSA.

Hyder, Alaska - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org