Excluding Certain Canadian Alcoholic Beverages from Importation into the United States in Response to Continued Discrimination Against Commerce of the United States with Respect to Alcoholic Beverage

Summary: This proclamation, signed September 8, 2026, escalates U.S. trade action against Canada's discriminatory alcoholic beverage restrictions, moving from tariffs to an import ban. Background: Proclamation 11046 (July 2026) imposed 50% ad valorem duties on Canadian alcoholic beverages after finding Canada discriminated by banning U.S. alcohol sales while not similarly restricting other countries' products. Proclamation 11056 (August 2026) briefly suspended these duties for 3 days after Canada pledged to fix the discrimination. Canada reneged on August 21, 2026, so the duties took effect August 22, 2026. Escalation trigger: Rather than removing the discrimination, Canada maintained it and retaliated further — notably, Saskatchewan announced on August 27, 2026, a new 50% levy on U.S. alcoholic beverages (effective September 8, 2026), explicitly in response to the U.S. duties. Saskatchewan was one of the provinces that hadn't previously banned U.S. alcohol outright. New action: In response, Trump excludes certain Canadian alcoholic beverages (listed in an Annex) from importation into the U.S. entirely, effective September 29, 2026. Goods already imported but not yet entered for consumption before that date remain subject to the existing 50% duty rather than the new ban. This changes only the treatment of specified alcoholic beverage products from tariffs to a ban — other products remain subject to duties as set in a separate, same-day proclamation modifying the alcohol tariff scope. Implementation: CBP, working with Treasury, Commerce, and the USTR, will administer the ban and make necessary tariff schedule modifications. Standard severability clause: an invalidated ban reverts to the 50% duty for that product.