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The federal government has posted a list of proposed items to include in a potential second round of retaliatory tariffs to be implemented at the end of the month if the U.S. government does not lift its across-the-board 25 percent tariffs imposed on March 4. Ottawa is seeking public input on the proposed list until March 25. There is a form to submit feedback on the linked page.
Here is a list of products relevant to renovators and homebuilders that are being considered for retaliatory tariffs:
- Carpet and linoleum;
- All paper products;
- Curbstones and flagstones;
- Sandpaper and other abrasives;
- All forms of asphalt and asphalt-derived products;
- Particle board;
- Plaster ;
- Cement;
- Bricks;
- Tiles and other ceramic products;
- All forms of glass including insulating glass;
- Metal fasteners of all kinds and all metal varieties;
- Radiators;
- Metal wire of all kinds;
- Tubes and pipes of all kinds, metal and PVC;
- Aluminum and steel plate and sheet;
- Hooks, eyes and eyelets;
- Air pumps and compressors;
- Air conditioners;
- Tanked and tankless water heaters;
- Electrical transformers;
- Electrical circuit boxes of all kinds;
- All lamps and lighting;
- Cars and trucks;
- Trailers and semi-trailers;
- Prefabricated buildings.
The above would be in addition to the previously announced list of products that were made subject to retaliatory tariffs when the U.S. tariffs were put in place March 4:
- Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics;
- Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls;
- Baths, shower-baths, sinks and wash-basins;
- Lavatory seats and covers;
- Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors;
- Pretty much all pre-cut wood products, including veneer, flooring, particle board, fibreboard, plywood, wood doors and windows, shutters, post and beams, shingles and shakes, flooring panels, glulam and engineered timber;
- Power, pneumatic, hydraulic and manual hand tools of just about all kinds;
- Fans: Table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W;
- Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares.