The following is an excerpt from the guidance we received from US Customs on Friday.

“9903.03.12:    Articles the product of Canada as provided in subdivision (b)(1) of U.S. note 51   

50% additional ad valorem rate of duty 

9903.03.13:    Articles the product of Canada as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of U.S. note 51 

50% additional ad valorem rate of duty 

9903.03.14:    Articles the product of Canada as provided in subdivision (b)(3) of U.S. note 51  

50% additional ad valorem rate of duty 

9903.03.15:    Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy duty vehicles; wood products; semiconductor articles; and patented pharmaceutical articles, as provided in subdivision (c) of U.S. note 51 

0% additional ad valorem rate of duty 

9903.03.16:    Articles of civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft and unmanned aircraft); their engines, parts and components; their other parts, components and subassemblies; and ground flight simulators and their parts and components the product of Canada, as provided for in subdivision (d) of U.S. note 51 

0% additional ad valorem rate of duty 

Products that are provided for in headings 9903.03.12–9903.03.16 shall continue to be subject to antidumping, countervailing, or other duties, taxes, fees, exactions and charges that apply to such products, as well as to the additional ad valorem rate of duty imposed by this heading.  

Chapter 98 

The additional duty imposed by headings 9903.04.12 to 9903.04.14 shall not apply to goods for which entry is properly claimed under a provision of chapter 98 of the tariff schedule pursuant to applicable regulations of CBP, and whenever CBP agrees that entry under such a provision is appropriate, except for goods entered under subchapter XXIII of chapter 98 of the tariff schedule, subheadings 9802.00.40, 9802.00.50 and 9802.00.60, and heading 9802.00.80.  For subheadings 9802.00.40, 9802.00.50 and 9802.00.60, the additional duty applies to the value of repairs, alterations or processing performed, as described in the applicable subheading.  For heading 9802.00.80, the additional duty applies to the value of the article assembled abroad, less the cost or value of such products of the United States, as described.   

Foreign Trade Zone Any product subject to the duties imposed in these Proclamations that is subject to the additional duty imposed by this action, and that is admitted into a U.S. foreign trade zone, except any product that is eligible for admission under “domestic status” as defined in 19 C.F.R. 146.43, only may be admitted as “privileged foreign status,” as defined in 19 C.F.R. 146.41, and will be subject upon entry for consumption to any ad valorem rate of duty related to the classification under the applicable HTSUS subheading. 

Drawback 

The additional duty imposed by headings 9903.04.12 to 9903.04.14 is subject to drawback. “

Here are the posts from the Federal Register which provide the texts for these tariffs. There were three publication involved each with a separate list of affected tariff numbers.

Tariffs Numbers Affected by the Alcohol Action

Tariff Numbers Affected by the Dairy Action

Tariff Numbers Affected by the Motor Vehicles Action

We will continue to monitor and post any updates when new information is received.

]]> http://www.sandersbrokerage.com/dev/section-338-tariffs-on-certain-canadian-goods-now-in-effect/feed/ 0 http://www.sandersbrokerage.com/dev/upcoming-section-338-tariffs/ http://www.sandersbrokerage.com/dev/upcoming-section-338-tariffs/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:39:30 +0000 http://www.sandersbrokerage.com/dev/?p=2451 Yesterday, July 20, 2026, President Trump posted three proclamations announcing the upcoming imposition of additional duties of 50% under Section 338 of the 1930 Trade Act for certain products of Canadian origin beginning at 12:01 Eastern time on August 19, 2026.

For further details, please see the proclamations listed below:

Alcohol

Dairy

Motor Vehicles

This situation is developing and may change as time goes on. We will post updates as more information becomes available.