Take A Look: These 23 States Will Be Severely Impacted By Canada’s 25% Retaliatory Tariffs! Here’s Why

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Introduction

Canada is the top import partner for 23 U.S. states (see list below) and this infographic from VisualCapitalist identifies those states as of November 2024.

From the above graphic you will notice that 6 states import 50% or more of their goods from Canada, namely:

Montana: 86%
North Dakota: 75%
Maine: 67%
Vermont: 67%
Wyoming: 66%
Oklahoma: 50%

5 states import 28% to 40% of their goods from Canada, namely:

West Virginia: 40%
Minnesota: 35%
South Dakota: 30%
Illinois: 29%
Washington: 28%

6 states import 22-25% of their goods from Canada, namely:

Colorado: 25%
Connecticut: 25%
Iowa: 25%
Massachusetts: 25%
New Hampshire: 22%
Ohio: 22%

6 states import 10% to 17% of their goods from Canada, namely:

Nebraska: 17%
Wisconsin: 17%
Kansas: 15%
Arkansas: 14%
New York: 12%
Delaware: 10%

If the U.S. 25% tariff on Canadian imports (except oil at 10%) does go into affect on March 4th, as scheduled, the 23 states mentioned above will be the hardest hit as the increased cost of the Canadian imports will result in the imported goods going up in price to the extent that the 25% duties are not absorbed by the importer. So much for Donnie’s campaign promise that, if elected, he would reduce the price of groceries, in particular, and the cost of living for the average American, in general!

The Canadian Response

Canada intends to retaliate by imposing 25% tariffs:

initially on products such as orange juice, peanut butter, wine, spirits, beer, coffee, appliances, apparel, footwear, motorcycles, cosmetics, and pulp and paper products (American wine, spirits and beer have already been removed from many store shelves!);
followed up with tariffs on an additional list of imported U.S. goods which will include products such as passenger vehicles and trucks, including electric vehicles, steel and aluminum products, certain fruits and vegetables, aerospace products, beef, pork, dairy, trucks and buses, recreational vehicles, and recreational boats;
and, in addition to this initial response, the Canadian government has reiterated that all options remain on the table as the government considers additional measures, including non-tariff options, should the U.S. continue to apply unjustified tariffs on Canada.

Conclusion

Canadians consider themselves to be at war with the U.S. – economically speaking – and are standing up for Canada. “Buy Canadian” has become the mantra and that is just the beginning if the U.S. administration does not back down from being a bully and continues to apply unjustified tariffs on Canada.