China Sets Steep Duties on Canadian Canola Imports, Opens New Probe

Beijing’s new measures came weeks after Canada unveiled plans aimed at bolstering its steel industry against a flood of cheap products from China. 

Rapeseed fields in a village in Taizhou, in Jiangsu Province, China, on March 26, 2025. STR/AFP via Getty Images

China announced on Aug. 12 that it would impose tariffs on canola and rubber products imported from Canada, escalating trade tensions between Beijing and Ottawa.

China will implement a 26.2 percent duty on halogenated butyl rubber imported from Arlanxeo Canada, and a 40.5 percent duty will be levied on the same products from other Canadian companies, according to a statement from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.