What specific Canadian goods are subject to the new 50% tariffs imposed by Trump on July 20, and under which legal authority were they enacted?

The new 50% tariffs apply to a wide range of Canadian imports including distilled spirits, cement, densified wood, animal byproducts, vegetable saps, and agricultural machinery, as explicitly listed in Trump’s proclamation; they were enacted under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and are set to take effect on August 19.

Which Canadian goods are exempted from the new 50% tariffs, and what pre-existing tariffs remain unchanged under the July 20 proclamations?

Exemptions include 'certain other goods, such as fish or critical minerals,' while metals, oil, natural gas, and electric power were excluded from the annex listing newly tariffed goods; steel, aluminum, and semi-finished copper imports already subject to the 50% tariff under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 will not face additional tariffs under the July 20 orders.

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