Rules of origin, regional value content, certification and verification under USMCA (CUSMA in Canada) and other preferential arrangements, including CBSA origin verifications, and non-preferential origin (substantial transformation) where tariff measures depend on it.
CBSA states that, as of November 5, 2024, importers using GIP Number 80 – Carbon Steel and GIP Number 81 – Specialty Steel Products must provide country of melt and pour (COM) information in the form and manner determined by CBSA when completing customs declarations through the Single Window Integrated Import Declaration. The requirement is a term and condition of using the GIPs, and CBSA notes the conditional COM rules are not expected to be implemented in the SW IID on November 5, though the COM field has been available on an optional basis since February 2024.
Why it matters: Importers of carbon and specialty steel under GIPs 80 and 81 must report country of melt and pour information in the SW IID as of November 5, 2024, unless they qualify for the CSA, $5,000 value or finished-product exemptions.
CBSA states in Customs Notice 24-39 that the January 1, 2025 Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (T2025) is now available on its website in different format files. The 2025 Tariff 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 3, 28, 29, 84 and 85. 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.
The Canada Border Services Agency states in Customs Notice 26-22 that the CPTPP enters into force for the United Kingdom on September 1, 2026, so eligible goods from the United Kingdom imported into Canada are entitled to the Comprehensive and Progressive United Kingdom Tariff (CPUKT) tariff treatment, Code 35, as of September 1, 2026. The T2026-2 Customs Tariff adds the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man to the list of countries for CPUKT treatment and sets the applicable duty rates for tariff items in Chapters 1 to 99.
Why it matters: Importers of eligible goods from the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man can claim CPUKT tariff treatment, Code 35, for entries on or after September 1, 2026.
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Global Affairs Canada states in Notice to Importers Serial No. 1170 that, effective October 1, 2026, importers of aluminum products under General Import Permit No. 83 must report and keep records of the country of largest smelt, country of second-largest smelt (if any) and country of most recent cast.
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.
In Slip Op. 26-39, Court No. 24-00155, the U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's final scope determination for the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof from the People's Republic of China as applied to further processing in Malaysia, denying ACProducts, Inc. and related plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the agency record. Commerce found that Scenario 1, 2 and 3 cabinets produced in China and combined in Malaysia with Malaysian-made cabinet parts are Chinese in origin and covered by the orders, while Scenario 4 cabinets containing a Chinese toe kick and otherwise Malaysian parts are third-country in origin and not covered.
Why it matters: Importers of wooden cabinets and vanities from Malaysia must treat Scenario 1, 2 and 3 cabinets made with Chinese components as Chinese-origin goods subject to the AD/CVD orders, while Scenario 4 cabinets are outside the scope.
The U.S. Court of International Trade sustained Commerce's final scope determination covering wooden cabinets and vanities and components thereof from China, holding that cabinets produced in China and combined in Vietnam with Vietnamese-made wooden parts remain Chinese in origin and within the antidumping and countervailing duty orders. Cabinets containing a Chinese-made wooden toe kick with all other wooden parts produced in Vietnam are third-country in origin and outside the orders. Judge Leo M. Gordon issued the opinion in Court No. 24-00156, Slip Op. 26-40, dated April 21, 2026, denying the plaintiffs' motion for judgment on the agency record.
Global Affairs Canada states in Notice Serial No. 1162 that, from March 1, 2026, imports of electric vehicles originating in China under Import Control List items 195 (1) to (3) require a shipment-specific import permit and are administered under a quota, with 24,500 vehicles available on a first-come, first-served basis for March 1, 2026 to August 31, 2026. Eligible EVs are assessed at a most-favoured-nation tariff rate of 6.1%, and the 100% surtax under the China Surtax Order (2024) has been repealed.
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.