OTTAWA — Talks between Canada and the United States are intensifying as the clock ticks down toward a midnight deadline that could see a steep 50 per cent tariff imposed on a range of Canadian exports. If the two sides aren’t able to come to an agreement, goods including Canadian booze, cement, honey and hockey sticks will all face new duties at the U.S. border as of Aug. 19. The varied collection represents roughly five per cent of all of Canada’s exports to the United States, to a value of roughly $28 billion annually. The tariffs themselves are grouped by three executive orders loosely themed around motor vehicles, dairy and alcohol. But the content of each of U.S. President Donald Trump’s actual tariff lists are broader and not necessarily tied to those items. Here’s a broad look at what’s in the Trump administration’s sights as negotiations enter the eleventh hour. The dairy order: Milk and cream Whey and milk protein concentrates, including casein Bones and horn-cones Lactose, glucose, fructose and blended syrups Sugars, cane molasses Non-alcoholic beer Essential oils of peppermint The alcohol order: Beer, wine, liquor, cider and other fermented beverages Essential oils of grapefruit Densified wood blocks, plates, strips Some wooden tableware Wood marquetry and inlaid wood, wooden articles of furniture Skewers and ice cream sticks, as well as bamboo products Basketwork and other articles Grease-proof paper Ice hockey and field hockey equipment, other than balls and skates The motor vehicles order: Natural honey Down feathers Tortoise shell, whalebone, horns, antlers and other animal parts Tulips and other dormant flower buds, live orchids and mushroom spawn, tubers, mosses and lichen Vegetable, tree and shrub seeds A range of other vegetation and parts Perfumes containing alcohol and plant parts used in perfume Various essential oils Makeup preparations Doughs and other bakers’ mixes Bitters Synthetic paints and varnishes, printer inks Cements Candles Various fatty acids Vinyl floor tiles Non-plastic office supplies Plastic furniture fittings Household and toilet articles, tableware, kitchenware Dog leashes and saddles Luggage and other cases, such as for musical instruments Various fibreboard, laminate and plywood sheets Various paper, wallpaper, binders, paper pulp products Silk, yarn, carpet and other various textiles T-shirts, sweaters, trousers, dresses, gloves, coats and other clothing items of various materials Wigs, false beards, eyebrows of synthetic textile materials Glass packing materials Non-industrial diamonds, not set Various gold, silver and imitation jewelry A range of power tools and equipment Armoured safes, locks and lockboxes Brewery machinery Refrigerating or freezing furniture and equipment Vacuums Smartphones and other recording devices Devices containing semiconductors for data transmission and storage Cameras and projectors Radar equipment and antennae, optical fibre cables Motorcycles fitted with an engine capacity of 800 cc or greater Floating docks, vessels and rafts Furniture seats and parts made of wood, plastic and metal with a range of outlined uses and exemptions Chandeliers and lamps Toys, puzzles and models Video game consoles Christmas and other festival decorations Ice skates, golf and gym equipment Swimming pools, wading pools and parts Fishing rods and parts Paintings, drawings, collages, sculptures of various ages Postage stamps and other collectors’ pieces Antiques of an age exceeding 100 years but not exceeding 250 years This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 18, 2026.
