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From Alaska to Maine, communities that border Canada worry U.S. tariffs come at a personal cost

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On Tuesday , President Trump plans to impose a 25% tariff on most imported Canadian goods.

The tariffs have touched off a range of emotions along the world’s longest international border.

Ranchers in Canada rely on American companies for farm equipment, and export cattle and hogs to U.S. meat processors.

At the border of Washington state and British Columbia , the tension over tariffs is evident.

Montana is the only state with rivers that drain into the Pacific Ocean , Gulf of Mexico and Canada ’s Hudson Bay .

A 10% tax on Canadian energy resources would be felt broadly, including Montana 's farmers.

The Ambassador Bridge is the busiest international crossing in North America .

Maine fishermen catch millions of pounds of lobsters every year , but much of the processing capacity for the valuable crustaceans is in Canada .

If Trump follows through with the threatened tariffs next week , lobsters sent to Canada for processing would be subject to customs duties when they return to the U.S ..