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Updated: United States Surtax Remission Order (2025)

The Department of Finance has shared the following, related to an amendment of the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025), to be published in the February 25, 2026 Gazette Part II.

Click here for a copy of the amended Order.

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We are writing to inform you that the Order Amending the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) (the “Remission Order”) entered into force on February 5, 2026. The full text of the Remission Order is attached and will be published in the February 25, 2026 edition of Part II of the Canada Gazette.

We encourage you to consult the attached Remission Order to confirm whether certain products that are eligible for remission may be of interest to your members, and to share with your membership accordingly. 

Amendments to the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025)

The amendments to the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) are structured as follows:

  • Products listed in Schedules 1 and 2 are subject to broad remission for all importers, indefinitely from the time the tariffs came into effect.
  • Products listed in Schedule 3 are subject to broad remission for all importers, from the time the tariffs came into effect until  the date specified in column 3.
  • Products listed in Schedule 4 are subject to remission by a specified importer listed in column 1 (according to business number) and subject to any other applicable condition listed in column 4, until September 1, 2025.
  • Products listed in Schedule 4.1 are subject to remission by a specified importer listed in column 1 (according to business number), during the period specified in column 4, and subject to any other applicable condition listed in column 5.
  • Products listed in Section 4.3 are subject to indefinite broad remission for all importers, from the time the tariffs came into effect.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will be administering claims for remission of surtaxes pursuant to the Remission Order. Further information will be published in due course in the CBSA’s Customs Notice, linked here. 

If you have any questions regarding the process of submitting claims for remission of surtaxes, we invite you to contact the CBSA at 1-800-461-9999 or

For questions regarding the Remission Order, we invite you to contact the Department of Finance Canada at [email protected].

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