CBSA's filing and enforcement requirements: Customs Notices, revisions to D-Memoranda, CARM accounts and financial security, enforcement positions on classification, valuation and origin, AMPS penalties and corrections to declarations.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a final injury inquiry, NQ-2026-005, into whether the dumping and subsidizing of certain steel racks originating in or exported from China have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury. The inquiry follows a notice from the Canada Border Services Agency that preliminary determinations were made on the dumping and subsidizing of the goods. The Tribunal will determine on December 31, 2026, whether the dumping and subsidizing have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury to the domestic industry. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.
Why it matters: Parties with an interest in certain steel racks from China have until the Tribunal's December 31, 2026 injury determination to file Form I—Notice of Participation in inquiry NQ-2026-005.
The Canada Border Services Agency initiated investigations on August 31, 2026 into whether truck and bus tires from producers operating in or exporting from China are being dumped, subsidized, or both, following a complaint by the Canadian Retread Manufacturers Association and Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. The CITT will begin a preliminary injury inquiry and issue a decision by October 30, 2026, while the CBSA will make preliminary decisions by November 30, 2026. The complainants allege material injury including price undercutting, lost sales and reduced profitability.
Why it matters: Importers of truck and bus tires from China face a CBSA preliminary determination by November 30, 2026 and a CITT injury decision by October 30, 2026, after which provisional duties may apply.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found in inquiry NQ-2026-001 that dumping of certain oil and gas well casing originating in or exported from Austria has not caused injury and is not threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry, so anti-dumping duties will not be collected by the Canada Border Services Agency. The complainants were Algoma Tubes Inc., Tenaris Global Services (Canada) Inc. and Hydril Canadian Company LP, collectively Tenaris Canada. The Tribunal will issue its reasons on September 16, 2026.
Why it matters: Entries of certain oil and gas well casing from Austria will not be subject to anti-dumping duties following the CITT's no-injury finding in NQ-2026-001.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry (PI-2026-005) into a complaint by the Canadian Retread Manufacturers Association and Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. that certain truck and bus tires from China are being dumped and subsidized, following the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under SIMA. The Tribunal will determine on October 30, 2026 whether there is a reasonable indication that the alleged dumping and subsidizing have caused injury, retardation or a threat of injury. If so, the CBSA will continue its investigations and make preliminary determinations by November 30, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of certain truck and bus tires from China face a preliminary injury inquiry (PI-2026-005) with a Tribunal injury determination due October 30, 2026 and possible CBSA preliminary determinations by November 30, 2026.
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Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / ExportersTop PickAI score8080
Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers Serial No. 1168 that imports of electric vehicles originating in China under Import Control List items 195(1) to (3), classified in tariff items 8702.20.10 through 8704.90.00 or a Chapter 99 tariff item, require a shipment-specific import permit and are administered under a first-come, first-served quota, with 24,500 vehicles available for the second period of Quota Year 1 from September 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027, plus unused volumes from the first period. Eligible EVs enter at a most-favoured-nation rate of 6.1%, and importers must be Canadian residents that are EV original equipment manufacturers or their appointed Canadian-resident agents.
CBSA states in Customs Notice 26-20 that goods subject to tariff rate quotas entered into a customs bonded warehouse must have a valid shipment-specific import permit issued by Global Affairs Canada to be accounted for at the "within access" rate of duty, and that the permit's validity period must cover the date the goods exit the warehouse. The notice says this is a clarification of existing application, not a change in policy, and applies to all goods subject to TRQs.
Why it matters: Importers using a customs bonded warehouse must hold a shipment-specific import permit valid through the date goods exit the warehouse, and must amend the Type 10 CAD before filing an ex-warehouse movement at the "within access" rate.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal continued its December 10, 2020 order on the dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods from China, following expiry review RR-2025-005, finding that expiry of the order was likely to result in injury. The Canada Border Services Agency will therefore continue to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on these goods. The order was originally made in expiry review RR-2019-005.
CBSA states in Customs Notice 26-17 that, effective July 31, 2026, certain wood cabinets and vanities and their subassemblies imported into Canada for commercial purposes are subject to a 25% surtax on value for duty under the Certain Wood Cabinet and Vanity Goods Surtax Order, for a period of up to 200 days while the CITT conducts a safeguard inquiry.
CBSA states in Customs Notice 26-16 that rail carriers reporting domestic in-transit cargo moving between points in Canada through the United States (CAN-US-CAN) must now select "Rail In-transit Manifest" in the Movement Type Code field of the ACI/eManifest cargo transmission, the same movement type used for other in-transit movements, instead of transmitting the cargo as an import with "in-transit Canadian origin goods" in the special instructions field.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal found in inquiry NQ-2025-008 that the dumping and subsidizing of thermoformed molded fibre tableware originating in or exported from China have caused injury to the domestic industry, and anti-dumping and countervailing duties will therefore be collected by the Canada Border Services Agency. The complainant was CKF Inc. of Hantsport, Nova Scotia. The Tribunal will issue the reasons for its findings on July 13, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of thermoformed molded fibre tableware from China face collection of anti-dumping and countervailing duties by the Canada Border Services Agency following the CITT's injury finding in NQ-2025-008.
The Canada Border Services Agency states in Customs Notice 26-15 that, when the Order Amending the General Import Permit No. 83 — Aluminum Products comes into force on October 1, 2026, importers must submit the country of largest smelt (CLS), country of second-largest smelt (C2S) and country of most recent cast (CRC) to the CBSA via the Single Window Initiative Integrated Import Declaration; until then submission is optional. The requirements apply to all aluminum HS codes in Global Affairs Canada's SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria Table, and cover goods containing primary aluminum for CLS and C2S and all goods covered by GIP 83 for CRC.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined on June 18, 2026, in preliminary injury inquiry PI-2026-002, that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain steel racks from China have caused injury to the domestic industry. The inquiry followed the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under the Special Import Measures Act. CBSA will continue its investigations and issue preliminary determinations by July 17, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of certain steel racks from China face continued CBSA dumping and subsidizing investigations, with preliminary determinations due by July 17, 2026.
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Global Affairs Canada · Notices to Importers / ExportersTop PickAI score7878
Global Affairs Canada's Notice to Importers Serial No. 1163, effective June 13, 2026, replaces Serial No. 1160 and sets out the policies and procedures for administering the tariff-rate quotas on certain steel goods in item 82 of the Import Control List, above which a 50% surtax applies. The Third Amending Surtax Order, effective June 28, 2026, adjusts TRQ volumes for the Hot-Rolled Sheet, Cold-Rolled Sheet, Hot-Rolled Bar, Structural Steel and Stainless Steel Billets and Blooms classes from non-FTA partners and the Hot-Rolled Sheet, Steel Plate and Cold-Rolled Sheet classes from non-CUSMA FTA partners, and reassigns certain tariff classification numbers from the Hot-Rolled Sheet to the Cold-Rolled Sheet class.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined in preliminary injury inquiry PI-2026-001 that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of decorative and other non-structural plywood from China have caused injury or are threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry. The inquiry followed the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under the Special Import Measures Act. CBSA will continue its investigations and issue preliminary determinations by July 9, 2026.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a final injury inquiry, NQ-2026-002, into whether the dumping and subsidizing of forged grinding media originating in or exported from China have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury. The inquiry follows a notice from the Canada Border Services Agency stating that preliminary determinations were made on the dumping and subsidizing of the goods. The Tribunal will determine on September 22, 2026 whether the dumping and subsidizing have caused injury or retardation or threaten to cause injury to the domestic industry. Interested persons, associations or governments may participate by filing Form I—Notice of Participation.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined on May 15, 2026, in preliminary injury inquiry PI-2025-010, that there is a reasonable indication that the dumping and subsidizing of certain unarmoured building cables from China have caused injury to the domestic industry. The inquiry followed the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under the Special Import Measures Act. CBSA will continue its investigations and issue preliminary determinations by June 12, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of certain unarmoured building cables from China will see CBSA's preliminary dumping and subsidizing determinations by June 12, 2026, which will set any provisional duties.
The CBSA initiated investigations on April 20, 2026 into whether steel racks from producers operating in or exporting from China are being dumped, subsidized, or both, following a complaint by Arpac Storage Systems, Etalex Inc., Industries Cresswell Inc., the Econo-Rack (2015) Group Inc. and North American Steel Equipment Inc. The CITT will issue its preliminary injury decision by June 19, 2026, and the CBSA will make preliminary decisions by July 20, 2026. A statement of reasons will be available on the CBSA's website within 15 days of the launch.
Why it matters: Importers of steel racks from China face SIMA investigations that could lead to preliminary determinations by July 20, 2026, with the CITT's injury decision due by June 19, 2026.
The Canada Border Services Agency states in Customs Notice 25-05 that the China Surtax Remission Order (2024), SOR/2025-12, effective January 31, 2025, relieves surtaxes paid or payable under the China Surtax Order (2024) on eligible goods in Schedule 1 or Schedule 2, granted under section 115 of the Customs Tariff. The updated notice aligns with the Order Amending the China Surtax Remission Order (2024) and sets out special authorization codes 25-054A through 25-054M for the Special Authority OIC field on the Commercial Accounting Declaration, each tied to specific Schedule 2 items and import periods.
Canada's International Trade Tribunal continued, with amendment, its September 2, 2020 order in expiry review RR-2019-002 following expiry review RR-2025-001, covering the dumping of carbon steel screws originating in or exported from China and Chinese Taipei and the subsidizing of such products originating in or exported from China. The Tribunal found that expiry of the order was likely to result in injury. The Canada Border Services Agency will therefore continue to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties on these goods.
The Canadian International Trade Tribunal determined on March 11, 2026, in preliminary injury inquiry PI-2025-008, that there is a reasonable indication the dumping and subsidizing of forged grinding media from China have caused injury to the domestic industry. The inquiry followed the Canada Border Services Agency's initiation of dumping and subsidizing investigations under the Special Import Measures Act. CBSA will continue its investigations and issue preliminary determinations by April 10, 2026.
Why it matters: Importers of forged grinding media from China face CBSA preliminary dumping and subsidy determinations by April 10, 2026, in investigations the CITT has found a reasonable indication of injury to support.