The US will ban imports of a range of Canadian products, including alcoholic spirits, some dairy goods and motorbikes, after its neighbour's retaliatory tariffs on American goods came into force. In a series of executive orders on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said Canada was "discriminating" against the US and outlined the bans, which will begin on 29 September.

Officials on both sides have said they would like to strike a trade deal, but no new talks have been scheduled since negotiations collapsed in late August. Dominic LeBlanc, Canada's trade minister, said the latest US measures were "unjustified" and that he would work to protect the country's workers, families and businesses."

Our core focus is on what we can control: building strength at home, diversifying our partnerships abroad, and building Canada strong for all Canadians," LeBlanc said. He said he had contacted his US counterpart and promised to work "in good faith" to resolve tensions.

The White House's new sanctions are the latest strike in a months-long trade war between the US and Canada. The two countries have historically been close allies, with each a key business partner to the other.

Generally more than two-thirds of Canada's total exports go to the US. In 2025, Canada's exports of alcoholic spirits to the US were worth US$687m (£507m), dairy products were worth $269m and motorbikes were worth $90m, according to UN data compiled by Trading Economics.

He said: " Nonetheless, Trump's willingness to impose an import ban is further evidence, if it were needed, that these latest measures are about inflicting economic pain rather than raising revenue." Canada is the second-largest trading partner of the US after Mexico.

In recent months, business owners on both sides of the border have expressed fears over the trade war's fallout. Many expect prices of goods to rise and the number of customers to fall.

8bn) of Canadian goods after several rounds of talks had broken down. Those tariffs hit sectors including Canada's furniture and wine industries, as well as some sporting and fishing equipment businesses.

Canada responded with what Carney called "dollar-for-dollar" tariffs on US goods like steel, clothing and furniture. The counter-duties came into effect after midnight on Tuesday.

Canada is "discriminating" against US businesses by restricting American goods while not doing the same to the same products from other countries, the White House said when announcing the new import restrictions on Tuesday. Some products, like whey and non-alcoholic beer, have been banned from import entirely, while tariffs have been further hiked for others, including for cheeses and cheese substitutes - which were not covered by bans - and for motorboats.