{"id":14823,"date":"2026-04-07T20:53:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/?p=14823"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:53:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:53:28","slug":"understanding-the-united-states-surtax-remission-order-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/understanding-the-united-states-surtax-remission-order-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding the United States Surtax Remission Order (2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>United States Surtax Remission Order (2025)<\/strong> provides relief from surtaxes applied under the <a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/SOR-2025-66\/\"><em>United States Surtax Orders (2025-1)<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/SOR-2025-95\/\"><em>United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025)<\/em><\/a><em>, and\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/SOR-2025-118\"><em>United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025)<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em>subject to specific conditions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Eligibility varies depending on the applicable provisions and may be based either on the <strong>use of the goods in Canada<\/strong> or on their <strong>characteristics<\/strong>, including those defined in the schedules.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <strong>Key takeaway:<\/strong> eligibility depends on the applicable scenario \u2014 some remissions are use-based, while others require a precise match with the schedules.<\/p>\n<p>Where schedules apply, they must be reviewed carefully, as they define eligible goods through tariff classifications and, in some cases, detailed descriptions or specific conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Given your knowledge of your products and their use, reviewing the schedules is often a starting point in determining whether a remission may apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Surtaxes already paid may, in certain cases, be recovered, provided that a claim is submitted within two years after the date of importation (release date).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Read and Apply the US Surtax Remission Order (<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/SOR-2025-122\/\"><strong>SOR\/2025-122<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Structure of the Order<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 First step: identify the applicable remission scenario.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sections 1 to 3.1 establish remissions primarily based on the <strong>use in Canada<\/strong> or the context of use of the goods.<\/li>\n<li>Sections 4 and following apply to goods defined by reference to <strong>schedules<\/strong>, tariff classifications, or specific product descriptions and characteristics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 These provisions do not all operate in the same way: the analysis must take into account the specific structure of each section.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Each scenario follows a different logic (use-based or product-based) and must be assessed individually.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applicable conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All remissions are subject to section 5.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>some remissions include time limitations<\/li>\n<li>section 5.1 specifies that certain remissions are not subject to such limits<\/li>\n<li>claim must be submitted within two years after the date of importation (release date)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended approach<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Identify the applicable scenario<br \/>\n<strong>2. <\/strong>Apply the relevant logic<br \/>\n<strong>3. <\/strong>Verify general conditions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Validate each situation carefully before concluding on eligibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States Surtax Remission Order (2025) provides relief from surtaxes applied under the United States Surtax Orders (2025-1), United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025), and\u00a0United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025), subject to specific conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":12177,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[2334],"types-de-nouvelles":[],"class_list":["post-14823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-custom-brokerage","tag-surtax-remission-order"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14824,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14823\/revisions\/14824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14823"},{"taxonomy":"types-de-nouvelles","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/axxessintl.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types-de-nouvelles?post=14823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}