Canada excludes US seafood from retaliatory tariffs


Lobsters sit in crates at The Lobster Co in Kennebunk, Maine, U.S., May 13, 2026. REUTERS/Lauren Owens Lambert/File Photo

Aug 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Canada removed seafood and fish ⁠products from a list of counter ‌tariffs on U.S. imports on Wednesday, a day after announcing levies on about $20 billion worth ​of American products.

Here are ⁠a few details:

• "Based ⁠on feedback, we have made select ⁠adjustments ‌to protect against economic harms, including removing seafood and ⁠fish products from our list of ​counter ‌tariffs," Canada’s Department of Finance said ⁠in ​a post on X.

• Canada is matching Washington's latest duties dollar for ⁠dollar after the U.S. ​imposed new 50% tariffs on Canadian imports on Saturday.

• “We are continually working ⁠with Canadian industries to assess the effectiveness of these measures, with a primary focus on industries that ​have been targeted by ⁠US tariffs,” the statement said.

• The ​Canadian tariffs will ‌take effect from September ​8.

(Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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