Canadian Countermeasures to US Tariffs on Aluminum Products

August 11, 2020 - On August 6, 2020, the US announced that 10% tariffs would be imposed on imports of Canadian aluminum. In response to this, Canada has announced 10% surtaxes on imports of aluminum and aluminum-containing products from the U.S. The Government of Canada has provided a list of the items that would be impacted by these 10% tariff countermeasures (see below) that will take effect by September 16, 2020, and remain in effect until the U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminum are removed. For U.S. goods that are in transit to Canada on September 16, 2020, when the tariffs come into force, the tariffs will not apply. For more details: 

• Notice of intent to impose countermeasures action against the United States in response to tariffs on Canadian aluminum products - Government of Canada
• Statement by the Deputy Prime Minister on US tariffs on imports of Canadian aluminum - Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• Deputy Prime Minister’s remarks for aluminum tariff response
• Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States - White House
• Statement on Presidential Proclamation - Office of the United States Trade Representative

Table 1 Tariff Item / Description (note 1) 2606.00.00 Aluminum ores and concentrates 2620.40.00 Slag, ash and residues, containing mainly aluminum 2818.20.00 Aluminum oxide 2818.30.00 Aluminum hydroxide 2826.12.00 Fluorides of aluminum 2827.32.00 Other chlorides of aluminum 2833.22.00 Other sulphates of aluminum 3212.90.00 Pigments used in manufactures of paints and dyes 3815.19.00 Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, other 7601.10.00 Unwrought aluminum, not alloyed 7601.20.00 Unwrought aluminum, aluminum alloys 7602.00.00 Aluminum waste and scrap 7603.10.00 Aluminum powders of non-lamellar structure 7603.20.00 Aluminum powders of lamellar structure; aluminum flakes 7604.10.00 Aluminum bars, rods and profiles, not alloyed 7604.21.00 Hollow profiles, of aluminum alloys 7604.29.00 Aluminum bars, rods and profiles, of aluminum alloys, other 7605.11.00 Aluminum wire, not alloyed, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7 mm 7605.19.00 Aluminum wire, not alloyed, other 7605.21.00 Aluminum wire, of aluminum alloys, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7 mm 7605.29.00 Aluminum wire, of aluminum alloys, other 7606.11.00 Aluminum plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm, rectangular (square), not alloyed 7606.12.00 Aluminum plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm, rectangular (square), of aluminum alloys 7606.91.00 Aluminum plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm, other, not alloyed 7606.92.00 Aluminum plates, sheets and strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm, other, of aluminum alloys 7607.11.00 Aluminum foil, not backed, rolled but not further worked 7607.19.00 Aluminum foil, not backed, other 7607.20.00 Aluminum foil, backed 7608.10.00 Aluminum tubes and pipes, not alloyed 7608.20.00 Aluminum tubes and pipes, of aluminum alloys 7609.00.00 Aluminum tube or pipe fittings 7610.10.00 Aluminum doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors 7610.90.10 Aluminum structures and parts of structures; aluminum plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, other than doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, for use in Canadian manufactures 7610.90.90 Aluminum structures and parts of structures; aluminum plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures, other than doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, other 7611.00.00 Aluminum reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 7612.10.00 Aluminum collapsible tubular containers 7612.90.10 Aluminum aerosol containers, excluding three-piece cans without inserts having a base diameter of 50 mm or more but not exceeding 80 mm 7612.90.91 Embossed aluminum cans for use in the packaging of beverages 7612.90.99 Aluminum casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment, other 7613.00.00 Aluminum containers for compressed or liquefied gas 7614.10.00 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminum, not electrically insulated, with steel core 7614.90.00 Stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, of aluminum, not electrically insulated, other 7615.10.00 Aluminum table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof; aluminum pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like 7615.20.00 Aluminum sanitary ware and parts thereof 7616.10.00 Aluminum nails, tacks, staples (other than those of heading 83.05), screws, bolts, nuts, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers and similar articles 7616.91.00 Cloth, grill, netting and fencing, of aluminum wire 7616.99.10 Articles of aluminum: Cups for use in the manufacture of candles; Ferrules for use in the manufacture of pencils; Fish egg incubators and parts thereof; For climbing or mountaineering; Identification bands for migratory birds; Pigeon countermark leg bands; To be employed in the manufacture of sera, antisera, toxoids, viruses, toxins or antitoxins, virus or bacterial vaccines, bacteriophage or bacterial lysates, allergenics, liver extracts, pituitary extracts, epinephrine or its solutions, insulin (with or without zinc, globin or protamine), and blood plasma or serum of human origin, or fractions thereof, or extenders or substitutes thereof 7616.99.90 Other articles of aluminum, other 8418.21.00 Refrigerators, household type, compression type 8418.29.00 Refrigerators, household type, other 8450.11.10 Household washing machines, not including machines which both wash and dry, of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg, fully-automatic 8450.11.90 Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry, of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg, fully-automatic, other 8450.12.00 Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry, of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg, with built-in centrifugal dryer 8450.19.00 Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry, of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg, other 8450.20.00 Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry, of a dry linen capacity exceeding 10 kg 8532.22.00 Other fixed capacitators, aluminum electrolytic 8712.00.00 Bicycles and other cycles 8714.91.10 Frame lugs, bottom bracket shells, forks, fork tubing sets, fork bearing assemblies, hydraulic shock absorbing cylinders, spring shock absorbers, rear pivots, cable stops, cable guides and back, chain and seat stays 8714.91.90 Other frames and forks, and parts thereof 8714.92.00 Wheel rims and spokes of vehicles of headings 87.11 to 87.13, other than bicycle wheels 8714.99.10 Bicycle wheels 8716.39.10 Aluminum construction drop-centre livestock trailers having a g.v.w. of 11.778 tonnes or more and a length exceeding 12 m 9403.10.00 Metal furniture of a kind used in offices 9403.20.00 Other metal furniture 9406.90.90 Prefabricated buildings, other than of wood 9506.31.00 Golf clubs, complete 9506.99.00 Articles for sports and general physical exercise (e.g., bats, hockey sticks, playground equipment) 9620.00.93 Monopods, bipods, tripods of aluminum