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Trade News
U.S.-Canada: Washington Swaps Section 338 Tariff Lines, Canada Extends Surtax Relief to 2028 and Removes It for Goods Made in Canada, and Chapter 98/99 Clarified (Nov 9, 2026)
Washington changed the list of Canadian goods subject to its section 338 tariffs in late October, removing some products and adding more. Canada has not changed its counter-tariffs in response. Ottawa has instead adjusted the relief available under its surtax… READ MORE
Trade Agreements Update: Indonesia CEPA in Force December 1, a New Canada-UAE Agreement, and China Arrangements Extended Through 2028 (Nov 6, 2026)
Canada's push to diversify its trade moved forward on three fronts in late October and early November: an agreement with Indonesia takes effect next month, a new agreement with the United Arab Emirates was signed, and Canada and China extended… READ MORE
Regulatory Roundup: Cargo Container Reporting, Classification of Unassembled Furniture, and the Fuel Excise Tax Holiday Becomes Law (Nov 5, 2026)
Three items for importers and carriers from the past two weeks: a CBSA notice on how cargo containers must be reported, a consolidated memorandum on classifying furniture shipped unassembled, and the fuel excise tax holiday becoming law. Customs Notice 26-25:… READ MORE
Steel Derivative Goods Surtax Remission Order Expanded: 204 Short-Supply Products Added, Plus New Time-Limited and Company-Specific Relief (Nov 4, 2026)
The government has expanded the Steel Derivative Goods Surtax Remission Order. The order now provides relief from the 25% surtax on steel derivative goods in place since December 26, 2025 under three schedules instead of one. The amending order (SOR/2026-227)… READ MORE
Trade Remedies Update: Truck and Bus Tires from China Move Toward Provisional Duties, Final Decisions on Unarmoured Building Cables, and a Line Pipe Expiry Review (Nov 2, 2026)
Three trade-remedy cases under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) moved forward in late October and early November, all involving goods from China. The truck and bus tire case is the one importers should act on now, because provisional duties… READ MORE
CARM Update: The Auditor General Reports on the CBSA’s Revenue System, CBSA Releases Its Own Figures, and the Annual RPP Security Review Begins (Oct 30, 2026)
The Auditor General of Canada has reported on the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system, two years after its October 2024 launch. CBSA published its own update the same day. At the same time, the annual review of the… READ MORE
U.S.–Canada: Importer Lawsuit Challenges the 50% Section 338 Tariffs, Softwood Review Results, No Deal Expected Before the Midterms, and an $8.7 Billion Federal–Ontario Plan (Oct 22, 2026)
No Canada–U.S. agreement is in sight, and the U.S. measures against Canadian goods now face a legal challenge in the U.S. courts. For Canadian importers, the 50% U.S. duties and import bans matter mainly through Canada's response: the counter-tariffs in… READ MORE
Customs Single Window and CFIA Update: A New Name, the IID 5.01 Timeline, Ant Import Rules, an ASF Zone Addition, Fish Oil Permits and a New AIRS Registration Type (Oct 21, 2026)
The Single Window Initiative is now the Customs Single Window The CBSA has renamed the Single Window Initiative (SWI) the Customs Single Window (CSW) (TCC26-0140, September 23). No action is required; D-memos and web pages will be updated over time.… READ MORE
Latest NGBlogs
Canada’s New Counter-Tariffs Are Here: A Plain-Language Guide to the United States Surtax Order (2026)
If you import anything from the United States, September 8 changed your costs, and not in a small way. At 12:01 a.m. that morning, Canada’s new counter-tariffs came into force under the United States Surtax Order (2026). This is not a tweak to the steel and aluminum surtax that has been…
Canada’s Surtax on U.S. Steel and Aluminum Doubles to 50%: What Changed on September 8 and What Importers Should Do Now
Since March 13, 2025, steel and aluminum goods originating in the United States have carried a 25% surtax on entry into Canada under the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025), Canada’s response to the U.S. Section 232 tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. For eighteen months…
CARM Part 2: Client Portal Onboarding Guide
(This is part 2 of our discussion of the CBSA's new CARM program. To see previous entries in the series, start here.) Every company that...
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