Effective October 15, 2024, the Government of Canada plans to impose a 25% surtax on steel and aluminum imports from China. The initial list of goods subject to surtaxes may be found in Annex 1. Descriptions are included for illustrative purposes, with the scope established by the tariff item in column 1. For precise descriptions, please refer to the Schedule to Canada’s Customs Tariff.
- The final list of goods subject to the surtax will be announced by October 1, 2024, with the surtaxes taking effect on October 15, 2024. The surtaxes will not apply to Chinese goods in transit to Canada on the day the surtaxes come into force.
- It is the government’s intention that the surtaxes will be reviewed within a period of one year from implementation and could be extended for a further period of time and supplemented by additional measures, as appropriate.
Effective October 1, 2024, the Government of Canada also intends to implement a 100 per cent surtax on all Chinese-made EVs. This includes electric and certain hybrid passenger automobiles, trucks, buses, and delivery vans. This surtax will apply in addition to the Most-Favoured Nation import tariff of 6.1 per cent that currently applies to EVs produced in China and imported into Canada.
For more information, contact Ivy Woo, Manager – Customs Consulting Service.
