President Trump has put new tariffs on goods coming from 60 countries, including Canada and the European Union. The tariffs replace an earlier set of charges that were about to expire. The new rates are 10% and 12.5%, according to NPR and Reuters.

A tariff is a tax that a government places on goods imported from other countries. The White House published a document directing the U.S. Trade Representative to charge a 10% tariff on goods from Argentina, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, among others. The document lists 60 economies in total.

NPR reported the story on July 24, 2026, describing the tariffs as continuing to put pressure on the U.S. economy. Canada's inclusion was confirmed separately by CBC News.

Reuters also reported on July 24 that about 60 trading partners are affected, matching the White House's own count. The two rates are 10% and 12.5%, though the available reporting did not specify which countries fall under the higher 12.5% rate.

The legal tool being used is called Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. This law lets the president take action against foreign countries whose trade practices are judged to be unfair. The Trump administration used the same law during his first term to impose tariffs on Chinese goods. The White House document says it investigated the "acts, policies, and practices" of each of the 60 economies and found that each failed to impose and enforce certain measures.

Because these are replacement tariffs, they take the place of older tariffs that were about to expire. The administration is not creating a brand-new tariff system. It is swapping in new charges to keep the pressure going.

The broader context here is that the administration is using this trade law against a large group of countries all at once, rather than against a single partner like China in the first term. The list includes both countries the U.S. has trade disputes with and close allies like Canada, which is part of the USMCA trade agreement, and the European Union. That means the administration is applying tariffs to both adversarial and allied trading partners.

For businesses that import goods, a few things matter. The new tariffs take over as the old ones expire, so importers may not see a break in what they owe. The two different rates mean businesses need to figure out which country their goods come from to know which rate applies. And because the tariffs rely on existing law rather than new legislation passed by Congress, they could face legal challenges at the World Trade Organization or in U.S. courts.

The White House action document corresponds to a July 2026 presidential action and was the basis for the reporting by NPR, Reuters, and CBC published on July 24, 2026. The U.S. Trade Representative is responsible for issuing the formal rate schedules and effective dates.