US-Canada trade dispute spreads to construction equipment

Neel Madsen Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

26 August 2026

Canada has retaliated against the latest US tariffs with new duties on C$27.6 billion (US$20 billion) of US goods, including construction equipment parts and attachments, further escalating the trade dispute that is already increasing costs for North America’s construction industry.

The official list includes a 15% tariff on buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for construction machinery and other parts for machinery including excavators, loaders and other equipment as well as on bulldozer and angledozer blades.

A 25% tariff will be put on certain boring and sinking machinery parts; 25% on…

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