Canadian tariffs could affect holiday shopping prices as businesses adjust

Canadian tariffs could affect holiday shopping prices as businesses adjust Advertisement Updated: 11:21 PM EST Nov 9, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Aaron Thomas Anchor/Reporter Canadian tariffs could affect holiday shopping prices as businesses adjust Updated: 11:21 PM EST Nov 9, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Aaron Thomas Anchor/Reporter CINCINNATI — As the holiday shopping season gets underway, new U.S. tariffs on some Canadian goods could affect the prices shoppers pay for gifts and home improvement supplies. Some products face a 50% tariff , while others are seeing relief. Advertisement Beck’s Hardware in Walnut Hills carries lumber, hardware and building supplies, including some imported products. “Most things we can buy, we try to buy here. Most things we can’t. Some things are imported, but they’re all coming back here, which is cool,” Beck said. Beck said he regularly receives lists of price changes from suppliers. “Every week we get a list of price changes. This past week we got 11 pages with 30-40 items on the page. Some things go up, some things go down,” he said. Products affected by the latest tariffs include some plumbing and painting supplies, power tools and flooring. University of Cincinnati economics professor Michael Jones said the cost of a tariff can be shared by consumers and businesses. “When a tariff is imposed, either the consumer will pay in the form of higher prices, the manufacturer will bear some of the costs because they won’t pass on all the cost to consumer, so you’ll see the burden shared between the consumer and businesses themselves,” Jones said. Evanston resident Vickie Engram said she compares prices at other retailers before shopping at Beck’s. “I will go around, Home Depot or Lowe’s, and they are high, but when I come here they are pretty reasonable and I go ahead and get it,” Engram said. Beck said the store is focused on moving merchandise. “We’re not in the process of keeping things on the shelf. We want to move this stuff out as much as we can,” he said. As holiday shopping picks up, customers can look for sales and compare price tags to help manage costs. Make WLWT a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks AI-generated political ads spiked in 2026, but campaigns still prioritized other means of messaging FDA adds warning about rare vision loss to popular GLP-1s FBI investigates 'suspected homicide' aboard cruise ship out of Texas Rochelle Fleming, lead singer of '70s disco and soul group First Choice, dies