Tax & Trade Blog

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25% SURTAX ON WOOD CABINETS & VANITIES

200-DAY PROVISIONAL SURTAX PLACED ON CABINETRY – BUT COULD BE MADE PERMANENT

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On July 31, 2026, Canada enacted a provisional 25% safeguard surtax (“Safeguard Surtax”) on specific wood cabinet and vanity products.

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加拿大对中国纸杯和饭盒进行反倾销调查

反倾销调查或导致对中国相关产品加征额外关税

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CBSA Investigating Paperboard Cups and Containers

Anti-Dumping Investigations Could Impose Additional Duties on Chinese Goods

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2026年8月17日，加拿大边境服务署（CBSA）根据《特别进口措施法》(SIMA) 发布立案通知，就从中国进口的纸杯和饭盒涉嫌倾销及补贴展开调查。本次调查源于Great Pacific Enterprises Limited Partnership提交的一项投诉。

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CBSA INVESTIGATING PAPERBOARD CUPS AND CONTAINERS

ANTI-DUMPING INVESTIGATION COULD IMPOSE ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CHINESE GOODS

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On August 17, 2026, the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) issued a Notice of Initiation of Investigation under the Special Import Measures Act (“SIMA”) in respect of the alleged dumping and subsidizing of paperboard cups and containers from China. This investigation was prompted by a complaint filed by Great pacific Enterprises Limited Partnership.

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CANADIAN SANCTIONS: DIFFICULT TO AVOID!

RECENT FCA DECISION DEMONSTRATES DIFFICULTIES FACING THOSE SEEKING RELIEF

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Canada maintains a broad and expanding sanctions regime, including measures targeting individuals connected to designated countries and restricted transactions which we have previously written about here. Once listed under Canadian sanctions, available remedies are limited. The primary resource is typically an application for judicial review before the Federal Court of Canada.

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CHAT GPT, HAVE I COMMITTED CUSTOMS FRAUD?

UPTICK IN FRADULENT UNDER-VALUATION WITH NEW TARIFF ENVIRONMENT

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Not since the 1980s and ‘90s has our specialized Customs, Trade & Indirect Tax Firm seen such an uptick in clients with significant under-valuation issues with the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”).