Trade News
Gordie Howe International Bridge Opens: A New Windsor–Detroit Commercial Crossing (Jul 16, 2026)
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is scheduled to open on July 27, 2026, adding a new publicly owned crossing between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. It spans the busiest commercial border corridor between Canada and the United States, where hundreds… READ MORE
Classification, Valuation and Origin: D-Memo Updates and Two Open Consultations (Jul 15, 2026)
The CBSA has been busy on the classification, valuation and origin side of its D-memoranda library. Two memoranda have been formally updated and now govern current practice, and two more are out for consultation — giving importers and their brokers… READ MORE
CBSA Trade Compliance Verification Priorities — July 2026 (Jul 11, 2026)
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has refreshed its Trade Compliance Verification Priorities list, the semi-annual roadmap of where the agency will focus its post-entry audits of tariff classification and customs valuation. The list was last updated July 7, 2026.… READ MORE
CUSMA Review Clock Starts: U.S. Declines Early Renewal as Tariff Pressure Builds (Jul 9, 2026)
On July 1, 2026, the three CUSMA partners held the first mandatory joint review of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA, known as USMCA in the United States and T-MEC in Mexico). At that meeting the United States did not agree… READ MORE
New Preferential Trade Options: U.K. Joins CPTPP and Canada–Türkiye FTA Talks Launch (Jul 7, 2026)
Early July brought a cluster of trade-agreement developments that open new tariff and origin options for Canadian importers and exporters. Canada has ratified the United Kingdom's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Global Affairs Canada... READ MORE
Low-Value Shipments and CARM: CLVS Extension, ELVIS API, and Excise/GST Coding Updates (Jul 5, 2026)
A cluster of CBSA developments over the past month tightens the connection between low-value courier shipments, e-commerce release, and the CARM accounting system. The Courier Low Value Shipment (CLVS) compliance relief has been extended, a new API has been published… READ MORE
Surtax and Remission Update: Steel Surtax Revision, U.S. Surtax Remission Order, and a Canned-Vegetable Clarification (Jul 3, 2026)
Late June and early July brought a cluster of surtax and remission changes that directly affect what importers pay at the border. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) refreshed three customs notices, and the Department of Finance registered two amending… READ MORE
Aluminum Import Controls Tighten: CN 26-15 Amends GIP No. 83 and Country-of-Smelt Reporting (Jun 24, 2026)
Canada is tightening the reporting rules for aluminum imports. On June 23, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued Customs Notice 26-15, announcing amendments to General Import Permit (GIP) No. 83 — Aluminum Products. The amendments add new "country… READ MORE
CUSMA Review: US-Mexico Auto Talks Open as Washington Demands Higher US Content (Jun 1, 2026)
The CUSMA review has moved into a more consequential phase. The first formal bilateral negotiating round between the United States and Mexico concluded on May 29, 2026, with Canada not yet at the table. At the centre of those talks… READ MORE
Late-May Trade Filing Updates: Revised MFN Rules of Origin and New Aluminum Smelt-and-Cast Reporting (May 29, 2026)
Two late-May regulatory and filing updates affect how Canadian importers document origin and report aluminum shipments. Both trace back to public Government of Canada sources, with the aluminum change relayed through a Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB) member bulletin.… READ MORE
Tariff Refunds Now Underway as Trade Court Presses Customs on Compliance (May 28, 2026)
As of late May 2026, refunds of the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are actively flowing — even as the courts press U.S. Customs to account for how, and when, the full amount will be… READ MORE
CUSMA Review Run-Up: USTR Signals Continued Tariffs as Senate Democrats Press Demands (May 27, 2026)
With the July 1 CUSMA review deadline approaching, the early signals out of Washington point to continued tariff exposure for goods moving across the North American market. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has indicated the United States plans to keep… READ MORE
CBSA Advances Valuation for Duty Reform: “Last Sale” Approach Heads Back to Consultation (May 22, 2026)
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is moving ahead with one of the more consequential changes facing Canadian importers: a reform of the Valuation for Duty (VFD) Regulations. On May 22, 2026, CBSA signalled that it is gathering real-world examples… READ MORE
Canada Steel Surtax Repeal Watch: 50% Surtax Scheduled to Sunset June 27, 2026 (May 20, 2026)
One of the more significant cost factors on certain Canadian steel imports over the past year is now approaching a scheduled end date. The Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods is on track to be… READ MORE
Storage Fee Updates and a New Duty-Recovery Path: Two CBSA Developments for Importers (May 15, 2026)
Two developments now moving through CBSA and Finance Canada touch the economics of how imported goods are stored and how duties can be recovered. Relayed in part through Canadian Society of Customs Brokers (CSCB) member bulletins, both trace back to… READ MORE
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