President Donald Trump said the US will put a 35% tariff on some imports from Canada after trade negotiations between the two countries broke down.

The order keeps his "reciprocal" 10 per cent baseline tariff rate in place with higher rates for other countries that have yet to sign a new trade deal with the U.S. The White House said Trump was raising the tariff rate because Canada "has failed to cooperate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl and other illicit drugs" into the U.