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Trump Exempts Some Canadian Products From Section 338 Tariffs - But his Illegal Trade War Continues

Courts should still strike down the Section 338 tariffs and import bans that remain in place.

Ilya Somin | 10.25.2026 2:47 PM

Illustration: Midjourney

Last week, the Liberty Justice Center (the public interest group I worked with on the case challenging Trump's earlier IEEPA tariffs, which led their invalidation by the Supreme Court)  filed the first lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's massive Section 338 tariffs against a variety of Canadian imports. Three days later, Trump exempted some previously covered Canadian products from the tariffs, probably to help Maine Sen. Susan Collins and other congressional Republicans fearful of voter backlash in the upcoming midterm election:

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Friday that removes some Canadian products from tariffs imposed under Section 338........

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