Trump threatens to impose 100% tariff if Canada makes cope with China

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 cope with China.

“If Canada makes a cope with China, it can instantly be hit with a 100% Tariff in opposition to all Canadian items and merchandise coming into the usA.,” the president wrote in a Reality Social publish.

Trump additionally advised 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 USA, he’s sorely mistaken,” Trump acknowledged.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced that Canada and China reached a preliminary deal to take away commerce obstacles and decrease tariffs. Below the tentative settlement, Beijing lower tariffs on some Canadian agricultural merchandise, whereas Ottawa elevated the quotas for imports of Chinese language electrical automobiles, making use of the most-favored-nation tariff fee of 6.1%.

Only a week in the past, Trump had voiced his assist for Carney on the China commerce deal.

“That is what he needs to be doing. It is a good factor for him to signal a commerce deal. If you may get a cope with China, you need to try this,” Trump informed reporters on the White Home on Jan. 16.

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 beneath 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 at some point 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 supposed to hitch the board however the particulars hadn’t been labored out. States searching for a everlasting board seat must pay a $1 billion payment.

— Reuters contributed to this report.