Tag: CBSA
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Canada’s United States Surtax Order (2026) is now live across more than 700 tariff items, and the compliance architecture behind it is proving as consequential for importers as the 15, 25 and 50 per cent rates themselves. OTTAWA, September 11, 2026 The largest single tranche of Canadian counter-tariffs since the trade conflict with Washington began…
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CBSA finalizes its dumping finding on Austrian oil and gas well casing, leaving importers with no provisional duties, a Tribunal hearing just concluded, and a September 1 injury decision that will settle the file OTTAWA, August 6, 2026 The Canada Border Services Agency has made a final determination of dumping in respect of oil and…
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Ottawa’s 25 per cent provisional safeguard on imported wood cabinets and vanities lands on a battered domestic industry, and importers now have days, not months, to rebuild their landed-cost models OTTAWA, August 4, 2026 | Peacock Tariff Consulting Canada’s kitchen cabinet industry spent the first working days of August absorbing something it has not had…
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A holiday weekend burst of Special Import Measures Act activity at the border agency and the trade tribunal shows Canada’s trade remedy machinery running at full throttle, with Chinese and Vietnamese goods bearing most of the load OTTAWA, August 3, 2026 While Ottawa’s political attention stayed fixed on the August 19 deadline for new American…
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Ottawa imposes a 25 per cent provisional safeguard on imported wood cabinets and vanities, and importers have until August 5 before they even learn how to declare it OTTAWA, August 3, 2026 Canadian importers of kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities returned from the Civic Holiday long weekend to a new 25 per cent surtax that…
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Introduction: CBSA Is Watching The Canada Border Services Agency conducts regular compliance verification activities targeting importers of all sizes. These range from targeted trade verifications to comprehensive audits examining an importer’s entire compliance program. CBSA’s data analytics capabilities have become increasingly sophisticated in identifying importers with potential compliance gaps. The financial consequences of a CBSA…
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Introduction: Relief Programs Most Businesses Do Not Know About The Canadian tariff system includes numerous relief and remission programs designed to reduce the duty burden on imported goods in specific circumstances. These programs exist to promote Canadian manufacturing competitiveness, support industries that depend on imported inputs, and encourage the use of Canada as a platform…
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Introduction: Ontario’s Unique Position in Cross-Border Trade Ontario is the economic engine of Canadian cross-border trade with the United States. With the busiest land border crossings in North America, a manufacturing sector deeply integrated with U.S. supply chains, and a concentration of businesses that depend on seamless goods movement across the border, Ontario businesses face…
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The Scale and Complexity of Canada-U.S. Trade The Canada-United States trade relationship is the largest bilateral trade relationship in the world, with goods and services crossing the border valued at roughly two billion dollars every single day. Trade compliance consulting for cross-border operations requires an integrated understanding of how the two regulatory systems interact. CUSMA:…