{"id":872214,"date":"2026-08-26T14:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/872214\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T14:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T14:48:13","slug":"wiped-out-us-faces-surging-toilet-paper-prices-amid-trade-war-with-canada-trump-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/872214\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada | Trump tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US<\/a> and Canada<\/a> enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations.<\/p>\n

After trade negotiations broke down<\/a> between the two countries last weekend<\/a>, Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, vowed<\/a> to match US tariffs \u201cdollar for dollar\u201d and unveiled<\/a> a list<\/a> of nearly 900 American goods that will face 25% to 50% tariffs starting on 8 September.<\/p>\n

Paper products are among the hardest-hit sectors, with Canada<\/a> threatening to put tariffs of between 25% and 50% on \u201ctoilet paper or face tissue stock\u201d from 8 September in retaliation for a 50% hike from Washington DC.<\/p>\n

Though American toilet paper and tissues are often made domestically, they heavily rely<\/a> on lumber-rich Canada for raw materials. Procter & Gamble, the owner of Charmin toilet paper, said<\/a> last year that it would have to increase prices amid tariffs that were in place at the time.<\/p>\n

The US imported $328m worth of toilet paper from Canada in 2024, according to the World Bank<\/a>, making it by far the largest exporter of the product to the US. Retailers including Costco<\/a> source much of their paper products from the country.<\/p>\n

The US accounts for more than 20% of global tissue consumption despite having only 4% of the world\u2019s population. The average American uses 141 rolls<\/a> of toilet paper per year, making them No 1 for No 2s globally, just ahead of Germans, each using an average of 134 rolls annually.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just paper products that could rise in price. The trade war<\/a> highlights the deep economic ties shared between the two countries as consumers continue to worry about inflation on both sides of the border.<\/p>\n

US tariffs<\/a> are specifically affecting Canadian liquor, including popular whiskey brands Crown Royal and Canadian Club, which are currently under a 50% tariff.<\/p>\n

While Canada has not introduced a tariff on American liquor, most Canadian provinces have introduced their own bans on American alcohol, in retaliation for earlier tariffs on Canadian products. Donald Trump<\/a> used these province-wide bans on American alcohol as part of his legal justification<\/a> for his new tariffs against Canada.<\/p>\n

Carney has asked province leaders to consider putting American liquor back on the shelves, though as the Nova Scotia premier Tim Houston told<\/a> CBC News: \u201cWhether Nova Scotians or Canadians will actually buy it when it\u2019s back on the shelves, that\u2019s a whole other discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump also said that his new tariffs are in retaliation for Canadian levies against the American dairy industry<\/a>. He introduced<\/a> a 50% tariff on nearly all Canadian dairy products, with the exception of Canadian cheese.<\/p>\n

In response, Canada has a 50% tariff on American dairy products, along with a 25% tariff on American cheese.<\/p>\n

Canada also took a swing at the US fishing industry, with a 25% tariff on American fish and seafood, including frozen lobster. The move prompted Republican senator Susan Collins, facing a tough re-election battle in lobster-capital Maine, to call Trump\u2019s latest move \u201ca mistake\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A 25% tariff on Canadian cars and auto parts<\/a> is set to affect the American auto industry, which relies heavily on Canadian parts for manufacturing. Trump has threatened to double the tariff<\/a> to 50% if a deal isn\u2019t made by 1 January 2027.<\/p>\n

With negotiations down the drain, it\u2019s unclear if or when the tariffs will be lifted. But the Trump administration is adamant that \u201cthere\u2019s no possible way\u201d<\/a> the trade dispute with Canada will affect US consumers, according to Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fundamentals are good,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t think this is going to affect anything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-872214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}