Amendment to Duties To Address the Flow of Illicit Drugs Across Our Northern Border
Raises Tariffs on Certain Canadian Goods to 35 Percent
What it does
Agencies must apply a 35 percent additional duty to specified Canadian products and enforce new customs measures against evasion.
Real-world impact
- Raises extra duty to 35 percent on specified Canadian imports.
- Goods transshipped to evade duties face a 40 percent duty and penalties.
- Customs will publish a list every six months identifying circumvention facilities and countries.
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Summary
This order increases extra import duties on certain Canadian products, raising the additional ad valorem rate from 25 percent to 35 percent and directing changes to the U.S. tariff schedule. It also sets a 40 percent duty and penalties for goods found to be transshipped to evade those duties, and requires Customs to publish lists of countries and facilities used in circumvention schemes every six months.
The order targets importers of Canadian-made goods and U.S. customs and enforcement agencies. It says the measures are meant to address the flow of fentanyl and other illicit drugs across the northern border.
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