Fact-check · Nov 1, 2026 · Donald Trump
“They were paying as much as 400% for milk products”
FALSE
What the record shows
Canada's highest over-quota dairy tariff is 313.5% on milk-based fats and oils; fluid milk faces 241% over-quota tariff, butter 298%, per Canadian tariff schedule and USTR data.
No 400% tariff exists in Canadian tariff schedules. Highest documented rate is 313.5% on specific milk fats; fluid milk is 241%.
Sources
- Is Trump right about Canada charging 250% dairy tariffs?
- Does Canada really tariff U.S. dairy 250% and above? It’s complicated - National
- Does Canada really have tariffs above 200% on US dairy products?
- Is Trump right about Canada charging 250% tariffs?
- Dentons - Canadian dairy sector at the heart of trade tensions: Trump’s tariff letter and Canada’s supply management system
- Fact check: What Trump doesn’t mention about Canada’s dairy tariffs
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