CBSA COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION PRIORITIES
CONTINUED FOCUS ON U.S. & CHINESE SURTAXES
The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) has released its January 2026 update to its compliance and verification priorities. This update is part of the CBSA’s semi-annual process of resetting its verification priorities, which occurs in January and July of each year.
In this January 2026 update, new priorities include certain global surtaxes, amongst other items. Enforcement of Surtaxes Orders on Chinese and U.S. goods also remain a prominent holdover from previous rounds. We provide a detailed breakdown of these priorities below.
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