Goods imported by or for the use of small businesses would be exempted from the tariffs the President imposed on Canada through the February 1, 2025 national emergency declaration. Small business is defined using the existing Small Business Act standard. The exemption covers tariffs from Executive Order 14193 as amended by Executive Orders 14197 and 14226. No other tariffs or trade measures are changed.
Average Household Impact
- Canada-tariff costs — Removed for goods imported by small businesses
Congressional Summary
Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments Act or the CANADA ActThis bill exempts goods imported by or for the use of small business concerns from duties (i.e., tariffs) imposed under Executive Order 14193. This executive order, issued by President Donald J. Trump on February 1, 2025, imposed a 25% tariff on most imports from Canada (except for Canadian energy or energy resources, which have a 10% tariff).
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-08-05
- Date Added
- 2026-05-19
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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