# 2026-14997: U.S. Slaps New Duties on Canadian Motor Vehicles

2026-14997, Imposing Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Motor Vehicles, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-07-23, effective 2026-08-19; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14997
- As of: 2026-07-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-14997
- Title: Imposing Additional Duties To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Motor Vehicles
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 91 FR 46663
- Published: 2026-07-23
- Effective: 2026-08-19
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-30

## In one line

U.S. Slaps New Duties on Canadian Motor Vehicles

## Summary

The U.S. is hitting back at Canada for unfairly charging extra taxes on American cars and car parts, making it harder for U.S. businesses to compete. Starting now, the U.S. will add extra duties on certain Canadian imports to balance the playing field and protect American jobs. This means more costs for some Canadian vehicles and a fairer deal for U.S. automakers and workers.

## Effects PRIA read

- 50% Additional Duty on Certain Canadian Goods: cost, high. The President imposed an additional ad valorem duty of 50 percent on certain products of Canada identified in Annex II. The duty applies to goods entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on August 19, 2026.
- Duties Added On Top Of Other Charges: cost, medium. The additional duties are in addition to any other duties, taxes, fees, exactions, and charges that apply to the same products. The proclamation specifies that these additional duties do not apply to articles subject to section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 or to articles (excluding unmann…
- Foreign Trade Zone Treatment for Covered Goods: cost, medium. Any product subject to the duties that is admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone on or after the effective date must be admitted as "privileged foreign status" and will be subject upon entry for consumption to the applicable ad valorem duty rate under the HTSUS. This rule applies to entries on or…
- Stated Goal: Boost U.S. Producers And Jobs: benefit, medium. The proclamation states that imposing the additional duties is intended to expand opportunities for U.S. producers to compete in the U.S. market, enhance American production, support employment and investment in U.S. communities, and may prompt Canada to remove its discriminatory measures.

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## Sources
- [2026-14997 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14997/imposing-additional-duties-to-offset-canadian-discrimination-against-the-commerce-of-the-united)
- [2026-14997 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-23/pdf/2026-14997.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-14997 (as of 2026-07-30).