Updated October 6, 2026

Canada · Your impact

What tariffs cost you

How tariffs affect Canadian businesses and consumers

Canada · Household cost

What do counter-tariffs cost your household?

What you pay at the checkout because of Canada's Sept 8, 2026 counter-tariffs on US goods.

Children at home?

Household income under $30,000?

Trevor Tombe (University of Calgary), The Hub, Sept 1, 2026: Canada's Sept 8 counter-tariffs add about C$4B a year in costs, roughly C$250 for families with kids and under C$170 for households without. Checkout costs only: this doesn't include income lost to US tariffs on Canadian exports.

At the checkout, per year

~C$250

Family with kids

Canada

How Do Tariffs Affect Me?

Pick a category to see real cost impacts.

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Buying a Car

US-built vehicles that don't qualify for CUSMA

+25%▾

New vehicle prices

+1.4% in a year▾

Used vehicle prices

+3.8% in a year▾

Car repairs

+3.7% in a year▾

Car insurance

+5.5% in a year▾

💡 Bottom Line

Check where your vehicle was built: Canada's 25% counter-tariff applies only to US-built vehicles. US tariffs on Canadian-built vehicles apply when they're exported, not when they're sold here.

Sector Explorer

Tariff Rates by Industry

Pick a sector to see how tariffs compare across all four regions. Use the product search above for specific items.

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Steel & Aluminum

Includes: rebar, beams, sheet metal, foil, cans, gutters, wiring, HVAC ductwork

CanadaYou

50%

Sec 232Mill products 50%, no CUSMA exemption. Derivatives 25% on full value (Apr 6); CUSMA-qualifying ones pay only on non-US content, at least 15% (Jun 8). ≤15% metal content exempt.

United States

50%

Sec 232Primary 50%. Derivatives 25% full value. ≤15% metal content exempt. 15% through 2027 on industrial, grid and farm equipment and home HVAC.

European Union

15–50%

Sec 232Mill products 50%. Derivatives 15% including the normal duty since Jun 8, 2026.

Asia-Pacific

50%

Sec 232 + 301China stacks Sec 301. Japan, Korea, Taiwan: 50% primary; derivatives 15% including the normal duty since Jun 8, 2026.

Consumer Impact

Canada: structural steel framing costs rose 4.4% and metal fabrications 8.3% in the year to Q2 2026 (Statistics Canada building construction price index, all causes).

What to Watch

Sec 232 has no expiry. No deal has exempted metals; some partners pay 15% on derivatives since Jun 8, 2026, and the 15% equipment tier runs through 2027.

Business

Business Tariff Exposure Audit

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CUSMA / USMCA

CUSMA Eligibility Checker

Find out if your goods qualify for 0% tariff treatment under the Canada–US–Mexico Agreement.

6-step eligibility wizard

Answer a few questions about your shipment to get an instant CUSMA assessment — no registration required.

Product tariff lookup

Is your purchase affected by tariffs?

Type a product to see which tariffs apply to it and what they add.

General estimates as of October 6, 2026. Not legal/financial advice.

Tariff math calculator

What does this product actually cost?

US import tariffs by country of origin: what a US buyer pays, step by step. For goods bought in Canada, Canada's own counter-tariffs apply instead.

What are you buying?

Country of origin

Purchase price

CUSMA / USMCA-compliant? ?

Canada · ProvincesHow this hits Canadian provinces

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Why CUSMA compliance still matters

Goods that qualify under CUSMA's rules of origin still enter the US free of the Section 301 forced-labor tariff — the 10% that other Canadian goods have paid since July 24, 2026. But the shield has gaps. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum mill products and lumber have no CUSMA exemption (CUSMA-qualifying steel and aluminum products on the 25% list pay only on their non-US content), vehicles pay 25% on their non-US content, and the Section 338 tariffs apply regardless of CUSMA: 50% on listed Canadian goods since August 22, with import bans now in effect on packaged alcohol, whey products and motorcycles over 800cc from September 29 (listed dairy and cheeses stay at 50%). Since September 15, Section 338 and Section 232 duties stack on two of the three lists, reaching up to 75% combined on some steel and aluminum structural products. At the July 1, 2026 joint review the US did not agree to renew CUSMA, so the agreement now faces annual reviews; it remains in force until July 2036. Canada suspended talks with the US on August 21, and none were scheduled as of September 25.

The data

Need the exact rate?

Steel: 50% · Autos: 25% · EU: 10% · Canada non-CUSMA: 10% · China: 20–37.5%

Full rate tables · Glossary · Sources

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