August 11, 2025 – CBSA has informed importers that the annual review of the financial security requirement for RPP, originally scheduled to occur yearly in July according to subsection 7.8 of Memorandum D17-5-2 Financial Security for Release Prior to Payment, has been rescheduled to October of a given year to October of the following year. This means the CARM system will calculate an updated financial security requirement based on transactions from October 2024 to October 2025 and notify importers via portal notification if a change to their financial security is required. If so, the importer will have until January 15, 2026 (for this year’s review cycle and every January 15 moving forward), to ensure their financial security meets the newly calculated amount. This decision has been made to provide importers with adequate time to better adapt to the new RPP requirements.
August 1, 2025 – The de minimis exemption will end August 29 for imports into the U.S., according to a White House fact sheet released Wednesday. Prior to the announcement, the exemption had been slated to end in 2027 as part of a sweeping policy bill signed by Trump earlier this month.
June 30, 2025 – On June 27, 2025 the Department of Finance, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the implementation and application of Tariff Rate Quotas for certain steel products to protect Canadian industry. This is a courtesy notice to inform you that as of June 27, 2025 certain steel products imported from countries that Canada does not have a free trade agreement may be subject to a 50% surtax. Please see the Department of Finance, Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) webpages for more details. Affected Commodities: Steel Products whose Tariff Item is included in Schedule 1 of the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods (“the order”) that are of a Country of Origin that Canada does not have a free trade agreement with will be subject to a 50% surtax on the value for duty unless a shipment specific permit from Global Affairs Canada is obtained. Canaan Transport can assist you with your importations. Please let us know how we can help.
June 2, 2025 – President Donald Trump announced he’s increasing steel and aluminum tariffs from 25% to 50% during remarks at a U.S. Steel factory in Pittsburgh on Friday. The duties are expected to begin on Wednesday, Trump said in a May 30 Truth Social post. Trump said that raising the tariffs, which are not impacted by last week’s court ruling blocking many of his levies, would further protect the U.S. steel industry. “At 25%, they can sort of get over that fence. At 50%, they can no longer get over the fence,” Trump said in his remarks on Friday. There has been no word on Canada’s response.
May 20, 2025 – After 6 months of fruitless negotiation, the union representing Canadian postal workers has issued a 72 hour strike notice and the Canadian postal system may be offline as early as Friday, May 23, 2025. Canaan Transport will be sending correspondence by alternate means during this potential labour action. However, we may not be able to receive your mail if you have posted it before the strike and we apologize for any delay in our response.
May 12, 2025 – The United States and China have agreed to roll back some of the steep tariffs they placed on each other’s goods, giving both sides 90 days to cool tensions and continue negotiations. Under the deal, U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports will drop from 145% to 30%, while China will cut its own tariffs on American goods from 125% to 10%. The change takes effect Wednesday and follows a weekend of intense talks in Geneva between trade officials from both countries. President Donald Trump’s 20% fentanyl-related tariff will stay in place, but most of the broader trade war measures will be temporarily relaxed. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said both sides wanted to get back to doing business.
May 6, 2025 – The CBSA has received numerous inquiries on the Importer Records program in CARM. As of October 21, 2024, importers who are maintaining records outside of Canada or not at their place of business in Canada will not be issued an importer account (RM) unless the BSF900: Agreement to maintain records elsewhere than the place of business in Canada has been completed and submitted in the CARM portal. (For more details, refer to Memorandum D17-1-21: Maintenance of Records in Canada by Importers.) Note that records must be kept in Canada, the USA or Mexico. Canaan Transport can assist customers who would like to store their records in Canada for this express purpose. Please contact us for more details.
April 17, 2025 – On April 16th, the Canadian Government announced preliminary information about the programs it is initiating to support businesses affected by the surtaxes imposed on US goods. On April 17th, 2025, additional details about the qualifications and application process for one of its Remission Orders were made available. Please see this link https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-19-eng.html
April 3, 2025 – The following is a list of the tariffs in place for imports from USA into Canada
CA 25% tariff on US goods
On March 4th, 2025, after a 30-day pause, the Canadian Government implemented the United States Surtax Order(2025-1), resulting in a 25% tariff on US goods imported into Canada. These trade policies are in response to the US administration placing a 25% tariff on goods originating in Canada being imported into the US.
CA 25% tariff on US aluminum and steel
On March 13th, 2025, the Canadian Government implemented the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025), resulting in a 25% tariff on certain products of US origin imported into Canada. This trade action was in response to the US administration placing a 25% tariff on goods originating in Canada with steel and aluminum content being imported into the US. The 25% reciprocal tariffs are on $12.6 billion of steel products, $3 billion on aluminum, and $14.2 billion on additional products (such as computers and sports equipment), totaling $29.8 billion.
25% TARIFF ON AMERICAN CAR IMPORTS NOT IN PLACE
More information to come in the coming days
Next round of retaliatory tariffs. NOT IN PLACE
April 1, 2025 – “Stricter Customs regulations” from the EU’s ICS2 will see “stricter enforcement,” Hapag-Lloyd has warned, and European forwarders “have encountered significant challenges.” From today, April 1, the EU is ramping up its Import Control System 2 (ICS2) – an advance cargo information system designed to improve supply chain security – on requirements for all non-EU imports. It will become mandatory for all house-level filers (freight forwarders, importers, ground handling agents, etc.) to connect to ICS2 and submit entry summary declarations (ENS), filings for shipments they handle. The pre-arrival Customs process will also now apply to all transport modes, including road and rail, in addition to the existing air, maritime and inland waterway requirements.