# US-Canada trade war hits Michigan businesses as tariffs drive up costs

https://mins.news/en/video/35056

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-08-28 01:29 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHVIAythmq8

> The escalating US-Canada trade dispute is squeezing small businesses along the border. Michigan woodworking company Howard Family Designs, which depends on Canadian lumber, says new US tariffs of up to 50 percent on $20bn of Canadian exports have raised prices and cost it customers and workers. Canada plans matching tariffs within two weeks.

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