Southbound border crossings in B.C.'s Lower Mainland saw sharp drop in 2025 as U.S. tariffs took hold

A border crossing with a truck crossing it, with the words 'United States Port of Entry Blaine, Washington' on it.

As U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods took hold at the start of this year, the number of vehicles with B.C. licence plates heading south via border crossings dropped sharply, data shows.