Customs Notice 26-21: Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff: Description change of tariff item 8507.60.20

August 26, 2026

1. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an amendment to the Customs Tariff 2026 (Tariff).

2. The 2026-1 Tariff reflects a change to the description of tariff item 8507.60.20, which took effect August 6, 2026. The description is amended by replacing the reference to “electrically-powered motorcycles”, in the column “Description of Goods”, with a reference to “motorcycles or cycles with an electric motor”.

3. The changes are identified in the PDF version of the Tariff by a change bar in the left margin. Please note that there are no change bar indicators in the HTML version. For the Access files, the changes are indicated with the number 1 in the change column.

4. An importer may request a ruling from the CBSA if there are doubts as to the correct origin, tariff classification, or value for duty of goods. The procedures for obtaining a ruling are outlined in Memorandum D11-11-1: National Customs Rulings (NCR), Memorandum D11-11-3: Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification, or Memorandum D11-4-16: Advance Rulings Under Free Trade Agreements.

5. Importers who are in possession of a tariff classification advance ruling should review the changes in Tariff Amendment T2026-1 to determine if the new description affects their existing ruling. If this is the case, importers are advised to submit a ruling request to the CBSA office where the original ruling was issued for validation. Should the original decision no longer be valid, the agency will issue a modified ruling confirming the correct tariff classification number.

6. For more information, contact the CBSA Border Information Service (BIS):

Calls within Canada & the United States (toll free): 1-800-461-9999
Calls outside Canada & the United States (long distance charges apply):
1-204-983-3550 or 1-506-636-5064
TTY: 1-866-335-3237

https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn26-21-eng.html

Topic(s)

CBSA Policies & Decisions

Trade Agreements

Information source

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

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