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U.S. tariffs push Canadian brewers to buy aluminum cans from China

North American can prices up 50% since Trump's tariffs; Chinese imports now one-third cheaper than U.S. goods.

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What to know

  • U.S. tariffs have raised North American aluminum can prices roughly 50 percent since early 2025, forcing Canadian breweries to seek alternatives.
  • Chinese manufacturers now offer cans at one-third the price of U.S. producers, capturing half the supply at some Canadian printing operations.
  • For breweries filling 3.7 billion cans annually, price differences of five to eight cents per can mean the difference between profitability and loss.

Vadim Bajgoric Canvas Craft Industries founderShane Vear Caravan Bev Co. owner

U.S. tariffs push Canadian brewers to buy aluminum cans from China
theglobeandmail.com

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    Canadian can importers report surge in Chinese sourcing demand

    Shane Vear, owner of Caravan Bev Co., a Southern Ontario distributor of Chinese cans, reports a 30 percent increase in business since last year as breweries abandon U.S. suppliers due to tariff-driven price increases.

    “Companies were buying from the U.S., but then all of a sudden these things got a lot more expensive.”
    — Shane Vear, Caravan Bev Co. owner
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    Globe and Mail documents shift from U.S. to Chinese can sourcing by Canadian brewers

    A Globe and Mail investigation finds that Canadian breweries are increasingly importing aluminum cans from China to escape tariff-driven price increases. At Canvas Craft Industries in Burnaby, B.C., half of the cans on the warehouse floor now arrive from manufacturers near Shanghai, compared to none two years ago.

    “China has a tremendous edge. Factories outside Shanghai are selling cans at a one-third discount to those in the U.S.”
    — Vadim Bajgoric, Canvas Craft Industries founder
    1. 1 outlet How U.S. tariffs are driving Canadian brewers toward Chinese aluminum cans

      first by The Globe and Mail, 6d ago

  3. background

    Trump imposes tariffs on aluminum, raising North American can prices — U.S. tariffs on aluminum dramatically increase the cost of cans across North America. The U.S. imposed 50 percent tariffs on Canadian aluminum; can pricing across both countries is typically based on U.S. Midwest aluminum pricing, now lifted high by tariffs.