Entry practice: ACE system changes and filing fields, liquidation and extensions, protests, post summary corrections (PSC), prior disclosures, drawback, and the operational positions CBP gives in CSMS messages.
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 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.
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.
President Donald Trump signed the executive order "Strengthening Customs Enforcement" on June 3, 2026, directing CBP to require importers, domestic and foreign, to provide more detailed information about their ownership, business operations and supply chain and to maintain good standing with CBP to keep importing. Customs brokers will be held to higher standards and must conduct greater due diligence on their importers, foreign importers face heightened import restrictions, and bond rules are being updated to set new minimums and leverage against risk. The order does not state effective dates or the specific information importers must submit.
Why it matters: Importers and customs brokers covered by the order face new ownership, operations and supply chain reporting duties, higher broker due diligence standards and updated bond minimums, with importing privileges at risk for non-compliance.
CBP states that the U.S. Department of the Treasury will stop issuing paper checks for all CBP refunds on Feb. 6, 2026, unless the recipient has an approved waiver under 31 C.F.R. § 208.4, and that two upgrades to the ACE Secure Data Portal prepare users for the electronic refund process. The changes, outlined in the Interim Final Rule: Electronic Refunds, follow Executive Order 14247 on modernizing federal payments. The first upgrade adds a secure online tool for authorizing electronic refunds and the second simplifies the application process for creating importer accounts.
Why it matters: Importers, brokers and other refund recipients must be enrolled for electronic refunds through the ACE Portal before Feb. 6, 2026, or hold an approved waiver under 31 C.F.R. § 208.4 to keep receiving paper checks.
CBSA states in Customs Notice 25-31 that the January 1, 2026 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (T2026) is now available on the CBSA website in various formats. T2026 reflects scheduled duty rate reductions under individual free trade agreements and the substitution of certain tariff classification pre-ambles and tariff classification numbers in chapters 28, 29, 73 and 81. Changes are marked by a change bar in the PDF version, by the number 1 in the change column of the Access files, and are not marked in the HTML version; concordance tables are also provided.
Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers SER 1133 that, effective November 5, 2024, importers using General Import Permit No. 80 – Carbon Steel and General Import Permit No. 81 – Specialty Steel Products must provide country of melt and pour information at the time of importation as a term and condition of the permits. The requirement covers carbon steel under HS headings 7206-7217, 7225-7229, 7301-7302, 7304-7306 and 7308, and specialty steel under HS headings 7218-7224, 7312-7313 and 7317.
Why it matters: Importers of carbon and specialty steel under GIP No. 80 or GIP No. 81 must report country of melt and pour at the time of importation, for example through the Single Window Integrated Import Declaration, unless an exemption applies.
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Global Affairs Canada states that certain Export and Import Controls System (EICS) commodity codes change effective January 1, 2022, following World Customs Organization HS code updates and related Customs Tariff updates, and that permit and certificate applications with an entry or exit date after December 31, 2021 for the affected goods must use the new commodity codes.
Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers No. 1032 that, effective November 2, 2020, item 80 (Carbon Steel Products) and item 81 (Specialty Steel Products) of the Import Control List have been re-added following their deemed removal on November 1, 2020, and the associated HS codes amended. Carbon steel covers HS headings 7206-7217, 7225-7229, 7302 and 7304-7306; specialty steel covers HS headings 7218-7224, 7301, 7308, 7312-7313 and 7317. The changes do not limit the quantity of carbon or specialty steel that may be imported into Canada, and the new items have no deemed removal date.
Why it matters: Importers and customs brokers using GIP No. 80 or GIP No. 81 must state the applicable permit on the customs documentation for shipments under HS headings 7206-7302, 7304-7306, 7308, 7312-13 and 7317, and retain the prescribed records for six years.
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Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers Serial No. 903 that the barley products tariff rate quota will be filled on October 18, 2017, and that 11:59 p.m. local time that day is the cut-off for accounting for imports of barley products under a within access commitment tariff item. The notice covers Items 183 to 191 of the Import Control List, namely barley products under heading numbers 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.07, 11.08, 19.01, 19.04 and 23.02 of the Customs Tariff schedule.
Why it matters: From 11:59 p.m. local time on October 18, 2017, importers of the listed barley products may no longer invoke GIP No. 20, and goods reported under GIP No. 100 must carry the statement "Imported Under the Authority of General Import Permit No. 100 - Eligible Agricultural Goods".
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Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers Serial No. 902 that the wheat products tariff rate quota will be filled on October 13, 2017, and that 11:59 p.m. local time that day is the cut-off for accounting for imports of wheat products classified under a "within access commitment" tariff item. The notice covers Items 162 to 181 of the Import Control List, namely wheat products under heading numbers 11.01, 11.03, 11.04, 11.08, 11.09, 19.01, 19.02, 19.04, 19.05 and 23.02 of the Customs Tariff.
Why it matters: As of 11:59 p.m. local time on October 13, 2017, importers of the covered wheat products may no longer invoke GIP No. 20, and goods entered under GIP No. 100 must state "Imported Under the Authority of General Import Permit No. 100 - Eligible Agricultural Goods" on the prescribed form.