The geoduck export market to China is worth roughly $50 million and 95 per cent of B.C.'s harvest goes to Chinese buyers, according to data from the B.C. Seafood Alliance.

China announced a 25% tariff on Canadian seafood products, set to take effect on March 20. The list of affected products includes lobster, snow crab, shrimp, sea cucumber, whelk, and prawns. This move comes as a direct response to Canada’s imposition of a 100% surtax on Chinese electric vehicles and a 25% surtax on steel

China announces tit-for-tat tariffs on Canadian food imports - Tariffs add to global trade tensions already high, with rounds of duties announcements by US, China, Canada and Mexico

Canada's retaliatory tariffs as a permanent policy tool are economically counterproductive and may slow the implementation of climate initiatives.

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports came into force Wednesday, triggering concern across export-reliant Asia and immediate reprisals from the European Union and Canada as the global trade war enters a rocky phase.