Trump keeps carveout under CUSMA in new 10 per cent global tariff

By Canadian Press on February 20, 2026.

WASHINGTON — The majority of Canadian exports will remain exempted from U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 10 per cent global levy.

The latest tariff will not hit goods compliant under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade, known as CUSMA.

The duty will also not be applied on top of sector-specific tariffs like steel, aluminum and automobiles.

Trump signed an executive order tonight to enact the worldwide tariff after the Supreme Court shut down his previous tariff tool.

He used Section 122 of the 1974 Trade Act but that duty can only stay in place for 15 days, unless Congress votes to extend it.

The Supreme Court said Trump could not use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to hit the world with tariffs.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 20, 2026.

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press