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16 September 2019

Canada to remit surtaxes collected on certain imports of heavy steel plate and stainless-steel wire

Effective August 23, the Surtax on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods Remission Order (Surtax Remission Order) relieves surtax paid since October 2018 on seven types of imported heavy steel plate and one type of imported stainless steel wire. On October 25, 2018, the Government of Canada began applying provisional global safeguard

surtaxes and tariff rate quotas (TRQs) on imports of seven categories of steel goods:

  • Heavy steel plate
  • Concrete reinforcing bar
  • Energy tubular products
  • Hot-rolled sheet
  • Pre-painted steel
  • Stainless steel wire
  • Wire rod

A Tax Alert prepared by Ernst & Young Canada, and attached below, provides additional details.

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