Canada hits back with 50% tariffs on U.S. Here’s how much the U.S. has imported from them
Paper, appliances and hockey sticks, here’s how much the U.S. spent on these Canadian goods last year.
NEW YORK —
Canada hit back with retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in U.S. goods on Tuesday. This is after President Donald Trump promised to impose 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods after trade talks broke down last week.
These tariffs will be paid by importers, or businesses in the U.S. that buy goods from Canada. Those costs often get passed on to consumers through higher prices.
This is on top of the levies on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel, which Trump has threatened to double to 50% come January 1, 2027.
Canada is the United States’ second-largest source of imports after Mexico, according to trade data. In 2025, more than $382 billion worth of goods imported into the U.S. came from Canada.
Around 440 imported products from Canada have been identified by the White House on its list of Canadian goods with 50% tariffs.
Among the Canadian goods that will face 50% tariffs are smartphones and video game consoles, vacuum cleaners, plastic kitchenware and sports equipment like ice skates, fishing rods and golf equipment.
The Get the Facts Data Team analyzed 2025 tariff and trade data for selected everyday items to see how much was imported and the share of total imports.
Paper
Canada is the largest foreign supplier of paper goods to the United States, accounting for roughly a third of all total imported paper products. In 2025, $6.4 billion worth of paper goods were imported to the U.S. from Canada, according to trade data. The tariff list includes toilet paper, notebooks, boxes and envelopes.
Aside from paper, the list of Canadian goods with tariffs also includes office and school supplies, valued at around $16 million in imports in 2025. Canada is the third-largest importer of office and school supplies, according to trade data, following China and Vietnam.
Canada has targeted counter tariffs that will hit pulp and paper goods from the U.S., imposing a 25% to 50% levy on American made paper products such as toilet paper, kraft paper and boxes.
Household appliances
Canada has also hit back on U.S. household appliances after the U.S. added a 50% tariff on household appliances. Some of the Canadian appliances which will face 50% tariffs are vacuum cleaners and refrigerating appliances.
America imported $5.5 million worth of vacuum cleaners from Canada in 2025, while the U.S. imported $275.6 million worth of refrigerating appliances in 2025.
Canada was the largest export market for US household appliances last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, most of which will now face a 25% tariff.
Sports equipment
Other Canadian goods facing 50% tariffs are sports equipment including fishing rods, ice skates, hockey sticks and golf equipment.
In 2025, the U.S. exported $19 million worth of hockey sticks from Canada, which makes up 13% of all U.S. imports of that good. Half of the hockey sticks imported to the U.S. are from China, according to trade data for 2025.
Other types of sports equipment such as fishing rods, ice skates and golf equipment are also largely imported from China. Around 3% or less of the total U.S. imports of these types of sports equipment come from Canada.