1.0 Purpose, coverage and duration
1.1 The purpose of this Notice is to inform importers of the procedures governing the administration of tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for certain steel goods that are listed in item 82 on the Import Control List (ICL).
1.2 The ICL was amended on June 27, 2025 to add certain steel goods to implement the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods (Surtax Order), and was amended on August 1, 2025 further to the Order Amending the Order Imposing a Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods(Amending Surtax Order) (together referred as Amended Surtax Order). The Amending Surtax Order establishes and adjusts TRQs for steel goods originating from non-CUSMA free-trade agreement (FTA) partner and non-FTA partner countries matching the product descriptions specified in columns 1 and 4 of Schedules 1 and 2 to the Amending Surtax Order, and the quantities and single country limits in columns 2 and 3, respectively, of the Schedules above which a fifty percent (50%) surtax will apply.
1.3 This Notice applies to steel goods originating from all of Canada’s FTA and non-FTA partner countries with the exception of Canada, the United States and Mexico. This Notice does not apply to in transit goods and goods that are classified under a tariff item of Chapter 98 of the List of Tariff Provisions in accordance with the Amended Surtax Order.
1.4 The quota quantities are detailed in section 3.4 below. Note that the quota for steel goods originating from non-FTA partner countries that remain subject pursuant to the Amending Surtax Order, and which were previously covered by the original Surtax Order, will be administered under a transitional measure to ensure subject imports made between June 27 and July 31, 2025, are accounted for under the adjusted quarterly quota amounts. The quota for steel goods originating from non-CUSMA FTA partners will be administered under a transitional measure with pro-rated quantities during the first quota period. The transitional measure will end on September 25, 2025, after which the administration of these goods will be integrated with the measures established for subsequent periods in the Amending Surtax Order.
1.5 The TRQs will be administered by way of shipment-specific import permits. The application period for shipment-specific import permits will open at 12:00 a.m. EDT on August 1, 2025. The TRQs will be administered until June 26, 2026, subject to any amendment, extension, or repeal of the Surtax Order.
1.6 This Notice takes effect on August 1, 2025, and will remain in effect until it is superseded by a further Notice or otherwise withdrawn.
Please see this link for more information: https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/controls-controles/notices-avis/1142.aspx?lang=eng