TarRif Free Commercial Flooring

Written By Lisa Parise

f you're a contractor, architect, or facilities manager searching for answers this week, here's the short version: the flooring pricing chaos hitting the industry right now doesn't touch our lines.

What's happening in the market

Trade talks between the U.S. and Canada collapsed this weekend, and new 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods took effect at midnight on August 22, 2026. Canada has announced it will match these dollar-for-dollar with new retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods — a list that's still being finalized. Building materials, including wood and construction products, have been targeted in past rounds of this dispute, and many Canadian buyers of American-sourced flooring are bracing for cost increases or supply disruption in the days ahead.

If your current supplier sources hardwood, vinyl, or carpet from the U.S., this is worth watching closely — pricing on those lines could shift with very little notice.

Why our flooring lines aren't part of this fight

Our hardwood, vinyl (LVT/PVC), carpet tile, and broadloom lines are sourced from Europe — and Canada-EU trade runs under a completely separate agreement: CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement). CETA eliminated tariffs on nearly all industrial goods traded between Canada and the EU, flooring included, and it has no connection to the current U.S.-Canada dispute. When that fight escalates or de-escalates, it simply doesn't move our pricing.

That means:

  • No exposure to the current round of U.S.-Canada retaliatory tariffs

  • Stable landed costs on hardwood, vinyl/PVC, carpet tile, and broadloom

  • No need to requalify suppliers mid-project if U.S.-sourced pricing shifts

  • Predictable bids for commercial projects with long procurement timelines

Our product lines

  • Hardwood — European-milled, CETA duty-free

  • Vinyl / LVT / PVC — European-manufactured, CETA duty-free

  • Carpet Tile — European mills, CETA duty-free

  • Broadloom — European mills, CETA duty-free

A note on accuracy

Trade policy is moving quickly right now. This page reflects the situation as of August 22, 2026, and we'll update it as Canada's retaliatory tariff list is finalized. CETA is a separate, long-standing agreement unrelated to the current U.S.-Canada dispute, but we believe in giving you information you can actually rely on — not just a headline.

Have a project with a tight timeline and budget certainty needs? Contact us to lock in pricing on tariff-stable flooring lines.

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