Canada Updates Goods on US Surtax Remission Order
The Department of Finance Canada recently updated its list of goods covered in the U.S. Surtax Remission Order. "The latest changes to the Remission Order were made pursuant to the Order Amending the United States Surtax Remission Order, No. 2019-2 and entered into force on June 25, 2019," it said. The changes consist of:
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- amendments to items 14 to 17, 25, 26, 28, 31, 34, 35, 40, 41, 47 to 49, 52, 83, 104, 115, 120, 121, 138, 144, 146, 150, 155, 156, 158 and 160 of Schedule 1
- the addition of items 169 to 394 to Schedule 1
- amendments to items 8, 28 to 31, 34, 44 and 45 of Schedule 2
- the addition of items 47 to 62 to Schedule 2
- amendments to items 14, 109 to 115, 159, 162, 168, 172, 174 to 176, 178, 179, 183, 184, 233, 234, 283, 292, 296 and 310 of Schedule 3
- the addition of items 315 to 380 to Schedule 3
- the addition of items 7 to 11 to Schedule 4.
According to a blog post from Willson International, "a remission claim submitted to the [Canada Border Services Agency] will be processed according to the terms of the Remission Order that were in effect at the time of the submission of that claim." That means "the only goods subject to a refund of surtax are those currently described on the June 25 list," Willson said.