Canada's US surtax remission order expanded to cover a new surtax order and hundreds of additional goods, with import deadlines extended

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The United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) has been significantly expanded. A new surtax order — the United States Surtax Order (2026) — has been added to all major remission categories, meaning importers who pay surtaxes under that order may now also claim relief. Import deadlines for several categories (including health care, public safety, and many manufacturing inputs) have been extended by approximately one year. A new Schedule 6 has been added to cover additional steel and aluminum goods with no import time limit. Hundreds of highly specific steel, aluminum, and other goods have been added to or modified within the product schedules — including advanced steel flat-rolled products, structural steel, tubes and pipes, fasteners, aluminum sheets and profiles, and packaging materials. Businesses importing US-origin goods subject to Canadian surtaxes should review the updated schedules and remission conditions to determine whether their specific products now qualify for relief.

Who this affects: manufacturers using US-sourced steel and aluminum · health care organizations and public health authorities · food and beverage producers · importers of US goods subject to Canadian surtaxes · construction and infrastructure companies