Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

Source: The Guardian Link: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/paper-product-toilet-paper-tariffs-us-canada Published: August 26, 2026 Keywords: Canada Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated Are you a Canadian boycotting US products? We’d like to hear from you Using the bathroom or having a cry is about to become more expensive for North Americans as the US and Canada enter a full-fledged trade war that threatens to flush away decades of peaceful trading between the two nations. After trade negotiations broke down between the two countries last weekend , Mark Carney, the Canadian prime minister, vowed to match US tariffs “dollar for dollar” and unveiled a list of nearly 900 American goods that will face 25% to 50% tariffs starting on 8 September. Continue reading... --- This article was automatically collected by the Observatory News Scraper.