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Fifty-percent Section 338 duties on specified Canadian goods took effect

Event date
Category
Economy and trade
Posture:
Section 338 tariffs took effect — legality untested

CBP implemented additional 50% duties on specified Canadian goods effective August 22 under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. AP reported that the authority had not previously been used and described unresolved arguments about whether later trade statutes limited or superseded it. This entry records implementation, not a judicial finding that the duties are lawful.

Dated sources

  1. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (Primary implementation guidance)
  2. — Associated Press (Independent legal and trade reporting)

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Fifty-percent Section 338 duties on specified Canadian goods took effect. Donaldtrumpler.com. https://donaldtrumpler.com/records/2026-08-22-canada-section-338-tariffs/

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