Two Minutes in Trade - Last Call for Canada: CBP's Ban Takes Effect Tomorrow
Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min · 3 segments
CBP says, "Last call for Labatts" as bans on Canadian imports go into effect tomorrow. Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade.
Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min · 3 segments
CBP says, "Last call for Labatts" as bans on Canadian imports go into effect tomorrow. Listen for more on Two Minutes in Trade.
If you're hoping to stock up on Canadian ice wine or Labatt Blue, the clock is ticking.
Goods admitted into a foreign trade zone or bonded warehouse, moving in bond or entered for consumption before that deadline may still come in, though they remain subject to the 50% tariff.
CBP provided the three lists of products that are being banned, which include motorcycles, non-alcoholic beverages, beer, wine, and other goods.
The bans rest on Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. a dusty but potential tool that allows tariffs of up to 50 percent, import bans, and similar measures when a third country benefits from the initial action against another country.
It had never been used before President Trump invoked it in late July to first impose the 50 percent tariffs.
If a scope limitation says packaged, the ban applies only to products in bottles, cans, boxes, kegs, or similar direct-to-consumer containers.
If the goods are not packaged that way, they escape the ban, but not necessarily the 50% tariff.
Now, whether the ban bites harder than the tariff is another question.
At 50%, the tariff is already doing a pretty convincing impression of a ban.
And the motorcycle ban does not appear to land squarely on Harley-Davidson.
Historically, outright bans have been rare for a reason, because once tariffs climb high enough, they can become a de facto ban all by themselves.
The next trick will be watching how this fisherman's knot gets untied.
If you're hoping to stock up on Canadian ice wine or Labatt Blue, the clock is ticking.
Goods admitted into a foreign trade zone or bonded warehouse, moving in bond or entered for consumption before that deadline may still come in, though they remain subject to the 50% tariff.
CBP provided the three lists of products that are being banned, which include motorcycles, non-alcoholic beverages, beer, wine, and other goods.
The bans rest on Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. a dusty but potential tool that allows tariffs of up to 50 percent, import bans, and similar measures when a third country benefits from the initial action against another country.
It had never been used before President Trump invoked it in late July to first impose the 50 percent tariffs.
If a scope limitation says packaged, the ban applies only to products in bottles, cans, boxes, kegs, or similar direct-to-consumer containers.
If the goods are not packaged that way, they escape the ban, but not necessarily the 50% tariff.
Now, whether the ban bites harder than the tariff is another question.
At 50%, the tariff is already doing a pretty convincing impression of a ban.
And the motorcycle ban does not appear to land squarely on Harley-Davidson.
Historically, outright bans have been rare for a reason, because once tariffs climb high enough, they can become a de facto ban all by themselves.
The next trick will be watching how this fisherman's knot gets untied.
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