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Process for requesting remission of tariffs that apply on certain goods from the U.S.

 

Considering Canada's reciprocal tariffs imposed today against the U.S., the federal government is advising how requests for remission will be handled for the following scenarios:

  1. To address situations where goods used as inputs cannot be sourced domestically, either on a national or regional basis, or reasonably from non-U.S. sources.
  2. To address, on a case-by-case basis, other exceptional circumstances that could have severe adverse impacts on the Canadian economy.

"Remission represents an exception to the rules by providing for relief of otherwise applicable duties. As such, in all instances above, the federal government will only consider remission where it is required to address exceptional and compelling circumstances that, from a public policy perspective, are found to outweigh the primary rationale behind the application of the tariffs."

For more details, including how to send a submission, please review the information provided by the Department of Finance here: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-finance/programs/international-trade-finance-policy/process-requesting-remission-tariffs-that-apply-on-certain-goods-us.html

 

Topic(s)

U.S. Tariffs and Canadian Retaliatory Surtax
Security and Trade Facilitation Programs
International Trade and Border Management
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