Section 338 of the Tariff Act grants him this authority
The latest salvo in the trade war between Canada and the U.S. includes Canadian dairy.
On Sept. 8, President Trump signed an executive order to outright ban some Canadian dairy products from entering the U.S.
Section 338 of the Tariff Acts of 1930 grants the president this authority.
Additional executive orders, which comes into effect Sept. 29, include motorcycles and alcohol.
In addition, Trump is making Canadian products ineligible for some U.S. government contracts “unless Canada restores full and fair reciprocity for American Farmers and Companies,” he said in a social media post.
This collection of moves is in response to Canada’s latest round of tariffs against the U.S., which took effect at midnight on Sept. 8.
These levies target about $28 billion of American goods and represent Canada’s response to American tariffs on Canadian products.
Dairy groups from both sides of the border have expressed different views throughout the trade war.
At the end of August, The National Milk Producers Federation and the U.S. Dairy Export Council thanked the Trump Administration for its continued pressure on Canada.
“We appreciate the Administration’s persistence in standing up for American dairy producers and exporters who have waited far too long for Canada to live up to its promises,” Krysta Harden, president and CEO of USDEC, and a former U.S. deputy secretary of agriculture, said in a statement.
This contrasts a statement from Dairy Farmers of Canada and the Dairy Processors Association of Canada released earlier in August.
Those organizations support the Canadian government’s resistance to American pressure.
“We won’t apologize for wanting a strong Canadian dairy sector that ensures a reliable supply of milk from Canadian farms, produced to Canadian standards while contributing to Canada’s economy and the vitality of its rural communities,” DFC President David Wiens said.