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...
What is CARM? An Overview.
The CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project is a multi-year initiative that will transform the collection of duties and...
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