We do not ask you to take our word for any of this. Every claim FlatClaim prepares cites one of the published orders below, each linked to its official Government of Canada text. Whether your specific entries qualify is a question of regulation applied to your data; nothing here is legal advice.
Steel Derivative Goods Surtax Order, SOR/2025-267
The charging order most covered-goods importers pay under. It put a 25% surtax on steel derivative goods from every country of origin, in force 26 December 2025. CBSA explains how it is applied in Customs Notice 25-33. Read the order: SOR/2025-267 on Justice Laws.
Steel Derivative Goods Surtax Remission Order, SOR/2026-34
The refund route for SOR/2025-267 goods. Where goods qualify, the surtax is forgiven and surtax already paid can be reclaimed by correcting past entries with the right special authority code. CBSA administers it under Customs Notice 26-07. Read the order: SOR/2026-34 on Justice Laws.
United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum 2025), SOR/2025-95
The earlier order: a 25% surtax on US-origin steel and aluminum, in force since March 2025. Read the order: SOR/2025-95 on Justice Laws.
United States Surtax Remission Order (2025), SOR/2025-122
The refund route for the US-origin steel and aluminum surtax. Read the order: SOR/2025-122 on Justice Laws.
CBSA duties relief and drawback (Form K32)
A separate mechanism to reclaim duties and surtaxes already paid in qualifying circumstances, claimed on Form K32. CBSA's published service standard is 90 days from a complete claim, with interest if it runs late. Program details: CBSA duties relief and drawback.
Remission applications to the Department of Finance
A discretionary, case-by-case route for relief that the standing orders do not cover. The published approval rate is low, so we pursue it only as upside alongside the CBSA paths that pay on a service standard. The Department of Finance remission process.