The latest semi-annual list of verification priorities for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has been released.
New compliance priorities
The CBSA has identified the following compliance priorities:
- Tariff rate quota and classification of supply managed goods
- Verifications on the classification of frozen desserts containing 5% of dairy products
- GST and excise duties and taxes
- GST exemption codes
- Vaping products subject to excise duties and taxes
- Import origin verifications under:
- Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
- Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (CUKTCA)
- Duties Relief Program (DRP)
- Verifications of licensees importing supply managed goods
- China Surtax Order (2024): Electric vehicles
- China Surtax Order (2024): Steel and Aluminum
- United States Surtax Order (2025-01)
- United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminium 2025)
- United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025)
The list also includes many items that have appeared on previous lists:
- Gloves
- Bags
- Spent Fowl
- Freezers and other freezing equipment
- Washers and dryers
- LED lamps
- Furniture for non-domestic purposes
- Bicycle parts
For origin, there is one continued item:
- Bedding and drapery (Round 3) – Headings 63.01, 63.02 and 63.03
The CBSA also maintains a historical verification priorities list, which all importers should review, as they will likely revisit these reviews to ensure compliance.
For more information, contact Ivy Woo, Manager – Customs Consulting Services.
