"Canada by the way imposes a 250-300% tariff on many of our dairy products, the first can of milk, the first little carton of milk, very low price, after that, it gets bad."

Original publisher’s rating

False. The tariffs Canada imposes on US dairy products are arranged in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). It applies to 14 categories of dairy products, such as milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream. As agreed in the USMCA, a certain number of US dairy products is allowed to enter the Canadian market tariff-free. When this limit is reached, other tariff calculations kick in to protect domestic producers. These over-quota tariffs are between 200 and 300%. However, according to the USMCA, Canada has guaranteed that tens of thousands of metric tons of imported US milk per year will face zero tariffs.

Reviewed by DW ↗ · April 4, 2025