The White House announced that the U.S. President has directed a ban on the import of certain Canadian products into the United States. This follows the U.S. imposition of additional tariffs on Canadian automotive products on July 20 due to Canada's discriminatory tariff policies, and a subsequent three-day suspension on August 18 to allow Canada to withdraw these discriminatory measures. However, Canada reversed its decision on August 21 and maintained its discriminatory automotive tariff scheme.