CBSA issues Amended Order Imposing a TRQ (Tariff Rate Quota) Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods

*Updated August 7, 2025: 

GAC Steel site updated with (TRQ) utilization data

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) has updated their Steel page found here

Tariff rate quota (TRQ) utilization data is now published by non-FTA countries and FTA countries, as seen here:

View utilization data for steel tariff rate quotas (TRQs) which were established on June 27, 2025, for non-free trade agreement partner countries and on August 1, 2025, for free trade agreement partner countries.

Non-free trade agreement partner countries:

• Quarter 1: June 27, 2025 – September 25, 2025 [.XLSX][.CSV]

Free trade agreement partner countries:

• Period 1: August 1, 2025 – September 25, 2025 [.XLSX][.CSV]

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On August 1, 2025, the Canadian Government implemented two new surtaxes on certain steel and aluminum imports. The first is a TRQ (Tariff Rate Quota) surtax on steel goods, which imposes a 50% surtax on imports that exceed specific country- and product-level quotas. This Order was amended to now include FTA countries, with the exemption of the US and Mexico.The second is a Country of Melt and Pour (COM) surtax, a 25% charge on certain steel and aluminum goods melted, poured, smelted, or cast in China, regardless of the final country of origin.You can find a complete breakdown of these new measures in the two bulletins that have been prepared. For your convenience, the original government publications are linked below for a full review of the legislation and its application:

• TRQ Surtax (Steel Goods):
  • https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-24-eng.html
  • https://www.international.gc.ca/trade-commerce/controls-controles/notices-avis/1142.aspx?lang=eng
• COM Surtax (Steel & Aluminum Goods):
  • https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn25-28-eng.html

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