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Are cars and vehicles tariffed in Canada?

Cars, light trucks, motorcycles and bicycles. Each of the 2 entries below is checked item by item against the Department of Finance list of 648 U.S. products subject to Canada's counter-tariffs, in force since September 8, 2026. Rates as of September 10, 2026.

A US brand is not the same thing as a US-origin good. These surtaxes apply to goods by country of origin. They do not apply to companies. An American brand manufacturing in Mexico is not covered; a German or Korean brand manufacturing in Tennessee is.

How to read the labels
Made in Canada
Manufactured in Canada.
Not US-made
Made outside the United States, so outside these tariffs, but not Canadian-made. Still a valid answer, just not the same answer.
Depends on the model
The brand builds the same product in more than one country, including the US. The unit in the box decides.
Origin unconfirmed
Where it is manufactured could not be established.
Confirmed by the maker
The manufacturer states it on their own site or in their own press material.
Reported by a third party
Someone credible says so, or the maker claims it in general terms without specifics.
Not verified
Recorded as an absence of evidence. Shown rather than hidden, because a directory that quietly guesses is worse than one that admits the gap.

Cars & vehicles

Cars, light trucks, motorcycles and bicycles.

Cars & vehicles

Cars and light trucks

Passenger cars are on the list at 25%, and unusually for this list there is no gap to find: petrol, diesel, hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric each have their own line and every one of them was taken. Electric cars are named on their own item, 8703.80.00. Light trucks and vans up to 5 tonnes are 25% on the same pattern. The only absence is 8703.21, petrol cars under 1,000 cc, and that is a curiosity rather than advice - almost nothing sold in Canada is that small. This is the largest purchase on the entire list, so 25% here is worth more in dollars than every other entry on this site put together.

Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons; motor vehicles for the transport of goods

25%
Tariff items behind this rate (10)
  • 8703.23.0025%Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine: Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1,500 cc but not exceeding 3,000 cc
  • 8703.24.0025%Other vehicles, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine: Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 3,000 cc
  • 8703.33.0025%Other vehicles, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel): Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 2,500 cc
  • 8703.40.9025%Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, other than those capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power: Other
  • 8703.60.9025%Other vehicles, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power: Other
  • 8703.80.0025%Other vehicles, with only electric motor for propulsion
  • 8703.90.0025%Other
  • 8704.31.0025%Other, with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine: g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes
  • 8704.51.0025%Other, with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor as motors for propulsion: g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes
  • 8704.60.0025%Other with only electric motor for propulsion

What people get wrong

This is the whole argument of this site in its purest form, and it is the one category where you do not have to take our word for anything. The surtax follows the factory, not the badge. A Toyota built in Kentucky is US-origin and surtaxed; a Volkswagen built in Puebla is not. And unlike a dishwasher, every car carries its build country stamped on it: the first character of the VIN. 1, 4 or 5 means the United States. 2 means Canada. 3 means Mexico. J is Japan, K is Korea, W is Germany. The VIN is on the dashboard at the base of the windshield, on the door jamb sticker, and on the insurance slip. Check it before you take any claim about a car seriously, including ours - most popular models are built at more than one plant, and which one built yours can change between model years and even between trims.

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  • Lexus

    RX and NX

    Source: tmmc.ca · checked 2026-08-26

    Not US-madeConfirmed by the maker

    Where it is made: Cambridge, Ontario; NX also Japan

    The sharpest inversion on this site. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada says its Cambridge South plant builds the Lexus RX 350, RX 350h and RX 500h, and its Cambridge North plant builds the Lexus NX alongside the RAV4. No US plant builds either model - the NX is otherwise built in Japan - so neither is caught by these tariffs. The German luxury SUVs they are cross-shopped against are US-built and are. Marked not-us-origin rather than made-in-canada only because an NX may have come from Japan.

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  • Chrysler and Dodge

    Pacifica, Grand Caravan, Charger Daytona and Charger SIXPACK

    Source: media.stellantisnorthamerica.com · checked 2026-08-26

    Made in CanadaConfirmed by the maker

    Where it is made: Windsor, Ontario

    Stellantis' own plant page lists Windsor Assembly's products as the Chrysler Pacifica, the Chrysler Grand Caravan (Canadian market only), the Dodge Charger Daytona and the Dodge Charger SIXPACK. American nameplates, Ontario factory, and on origin they are the ones not surtaxed. The refreshed 2027 Pacifica started there in May 2026. Listed because the badge points the wrong way here.

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  • Toyota

    RAV4 and RAV4 Hybrid

    Source: pressroom.toyota.com · checked 2026-08-26

    Depends on the modelConfirmed by the maker

    Where it is made: Cambridge and Woodstock, Ontario; also Georgetown, Kentucky and Takaoka, Japan

    The most important row here, and the reason this entry leads with the VIN. Most RAV4s sold in North America still come from Toyota's Cambridge and Woodstock plants in Ontario. But Toyota announced that Georgetown, Kentucky started building the RAV4 Hybrid on 22 June 2026, which means RAV4s on Canadian lots are now a mix of Ontario-built and Kentucky-built units, and the Kentucky ones are US-origin. Canada's best-selling SUV, and the badge cannot tell you which one you are looking at. The VIN can.

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  • Honda

    Civic and CR-V

    Source: manufacturing.honda.com · checked 2026-08-26

    Depends on the modelReported by a third party

    Where it is made: Alliston, Ontario and Greensburg, Indiana

    Honda's own Indiana plant page lists the Civic Hatchback, Civic Hatchback Hybrid, CR-V and CR-V Hybrid as built at Greensburg, Indiana. Honda also builds both models at Alliston, Ontario, where the 11 millionth Canadian-built Honda - a 2026 Civic Hybrid - came off the line in October 2025. Broadly the sedan is Ontario and the hatchback is Indiana, but Honda has been shifting Civic hybrid volume toward Indiana, so that split should not be relied on. Marked reported rather than verified because Honda's Canadian manufacturing page was unreachable when this was checked and only the US half is confirmed from Honda's own material.

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Not what you would guess
  • BMW

    X3, X5, X6, X7 and XM

    Source: press.bmwgroup.com · checked 2026-08-26

    Depends on the modelConfirmed by the maker

    Where it is made: Spartanburg, South Carolina

    BMW calls Spartanburg the "Home of X", and it is: the X3, X5, X6, X7 and XM are assembled in South Carolina, and BMW says the plant exported nearly 200,000 X models in 2025, making it the largest US automotive exporter by value. A BMW X5 bought in Canada is therefore very likely US-origin and surtaxed at 25%, while a 3 Series from Germany or Mexico is not. Marked mixed because BMW builds the X3 at more than one plant worldwide. The VIN settles it: a 5 means Spartanburg.

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  • Mercedes-Benz

    GLE, GLE Coupe, GLS, Maybach GLS, EQE SUV and EQS SUV

    Source: group.mercedes-benz.com · checked 2026-08-26

    Depends on the modelConfirmed by the maker

    Where it is made: Tuscaloosa, Alabama

    Mercedes-Benz says the GLE, GLE Coupe and GLS, the AMG variants and the Maybach GLS are assembled at Tuscaloosa for all global markets, along with the electric EQE and EQS SUVs. "For all global markets" is the phrase that matters - a GLE sold in Canada is an Alabama-built vehicle and is surtaxed. The new GLE and GLS had their world premiere at the Alabama plant in March 2026. Marked mixed because other Mercedes models are built in Germany and elsewhere and are unaffected.

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  • Honda

    Odyssey, Pilot, Passport and Ridgeline

    Source: manufacturing.honda.com · checked 2026-08-26

    Depends on the modelConfirmed by the maker

    Where it is made: Lincoln, Alabama

    Honda describes its Lincoln, Alabama plant as the exclusive production home of the Pilot and Passport, including TrailSport models, the Odyssey minivan and the Ridgeline pickup. Exclusive means there is no other source: if you are buying one of these four in Canada, it is US-origin and it is surtaxed. Marked mixed because it is a statement about four models, not about Honda - the Civic and CR-V in the same showroom may well be from Ontario.

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Motorcycles, and why bicycles are not here

Exactly one motorcycle line was taken, and it is in the top band: 8711.50.00, petrol motorcycles over 800 cc, at 50%. Every other motorcycle line is absent. Under 800 cc is not on the list. Electric motorcycles and scooters, item 8711.60, are not on the list. Bicycles are not on the list at all - heading 8712 appears nowhere in the 648 items, and neither does 8714, which covers parts and accessories for both bicycles and motorcycles. The dividing line is engine displacement, and it lands squarely on the big-bore cruiser.

Motorcycles (including mopeds) with reciprocating internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cc

50%
Tariff item behind this rate (1)
  • 8711.50.0050%With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cc

What people get wrong

The 50% is aimed at a US-origin product in a way most of this list is not. Large-displacement cruisers are the one motorcycle segment where American manufacturing is dominant, so unlike the console entry, here the rate will actually be felt. Two practical consequences. A big petrol bike may be surtaxed while the electric bike parked beside it is not on the list at all. And because 8714 is absent, parts, accessories and servicing components for that same surtaxed motorcycle are untouched - the tariff is on the machine, not on keeping it running.

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  • Devinci

    Aluminum mountain, gravel, city and electric bicycles

    Source: devinci.com · checked 2026-08-26

    Made in CanadaConfirmed by the maker

    Where it is made: Chicoutimi, Quebec

    Here because bicycles are the half of this entry that carries no surtax at all, and because this is the rare case where the Canadian option is a factory rather than a brand. Devinci states that it operates a 56,000 square foot facility in Chicoutimi, Quebec dedicated to aluminum frame manufacturing and complete bicycle assembly, with in-house frame welding and finishing, a capacity of up to 40,000 bicycles a year, and production powered by hydroelectricity. Its factory feature walks through the stages on the floor - tubes cut by CNC machining and laser, frames welded, heat treatment at 500 degrees to strengthen the aluminum, alignment in jigs, paint and cure, then two assembly lines - which is a good deal more than most companies publish about themselves. One limit: every one of those claims is about aluminum. The company describes itself as an aluminum frame manufacturer, and this row does not extend to its carbon line, which it does not say is built in Chicoutimi. Aluminum frame, Quebec. Carbon frame, not established here.

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Not what you would guess
  • Harley-Davidson

    Large-displacement cruisers and touring motorcycles

    Source: sec.gov · checked 2026-08-26

    Depends on the modelConfirmed by the maker

    Where it is made: York PA, plus Menomonee Falls and Tomahawk WI - and Rayong, Thailand for selected markets and models

    The company the 50% is actually pointed at, and the one place on this site where the brand is a reasonable first guess at origin - though still not a safe one. Harley publishes nothing usable about manufacturing on its own website; every about-page path tried here returns a 404. Its annual report to the SEC does, because Item 2 of a 10-K has to list the principal operating properties. As of 31 December 2025 those are: motorcycle parts fabrication, painting and assembly at York, Pennsylvania; powertrain production at Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin; components, parts and painting at Tomahawk, Wisconsin; motorcycle production for selected markets and models at Rayong, Thailand; and assembly for the Brazilian market at Manaus. So a big touring bike is very likely US-origin and squarely inside 8711.50.00 at 50%, but "selected markets and models" is the company's own phrase and it is doing real work - not every Harley is built in the United States, and the filing does not say which models are which. The other line in that filing is the sharper one. Harley states that LiveWire motorcycles and components are manufactured at its US manufacturing locations. LiveWire is electric, electric motorcycles are item 8711.60, and 8711.60 is not on the list. An American-built electric Harley carries no surtax while an American-built petrol one carries 50%.

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