# 2026-18837: Canada's Car Bias Sparks US Import Taxes Revenge

2026-18837, Excluding Certain Canadian Products From Importation Into the United States in Response to Continued 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 2026-09-14, effective 2026-09-29; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18837
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-18837
- Title: Excluding Certain Canadian Products From Importation Into the United States in Response to Continued 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 58325
- Published: 2026-09-14
- Effective: 2026-09-29
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-21

## In one line

Canada's Car Bias Sparks US Import Taxes Revenge

## Summary

The U.S. is putting extra taxes on some Canadian motor vehicles and parts because Canada is treating American car products unfairly. These new rules started on August 22, 2026, after Canada stopped trying to fix the problem. This affects Canadian exporters and could make their products more expensive in the U.S., protecting American businesses.

## Effects PRIA read

- Import Ban on Certain Canadian Products: cost, high. Certain products of Canada listed in the Annex are banned from importation into the United States, effective for goods imported on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 29, 2026. The proclamation moves those listed items from being subject to additional duties to being excluded from importa…
- Pre-September 29 Imports Keep 50% Duty: cost, high. Canadian products that were imported into the United States but not yet entered for consumption or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption prior to September 29, 2026, will remain subject to the 50 percent ad valorem duty rate established by Proclamation 11048. Those entries will not be covered by…
- Other Canadian Products Stay Under Duties: cost, medium. Aside from changing certain products from additional duties to an import ban, this proclamation does not otherwise alter which Canadian products remain subject to the additional ad valorem duties imposed by Proclamation 11048. Other products that were subject to those additional duties continue to…
- If Ban Is Invalidated, 50% Duty Reapplies: cost, medium. If the import ban in this proclamation is invalidated in whole or in part for any import, then the 50 percent ad valorem duty imposed in Proclamation 11048 will apply to the import(s) affected by that invalidation. No other import bans in this proclamation are affected by such an invalidation.

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## Sources
- [2026-18837 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/14/2026-18837/excluding-certain-canadian-products-from-importation-into-the-united-states-in-response-to-continued)
- [2026-18837 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-14/pdf/2026-18837.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18837 (as of 2026-09-21).