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CUSTOMS TARIFFUnited States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025)P.C.2025-46320254

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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance and the Minister for International Trade, makes the annexed United States Surtax Order (Motor Vehicles 2025) under subsection 53(2)a and paragraph 79(a)b of the Customs Tariffc.aS.C. 2020, c. 1, s. 191(1)bS.C. 2012, c. 26, s. 63(4)cS.C. 1997, c. 36

Definition of motor vehicle1In this Order, motor vehicle means(a)a good that is classified under any of the tariff items set out in Schedule 1; or(b)a good that is classified under any of the tariff items set out in Schedule 2 that is otherwise classifiable under a tariff item set out in Schedule 1.SOR/2025-181, s. 14

Surtax2(1)Motor vehicles that originate in the United States that are not entitled to the United States Tariff are subject to a surtax in the amount of 25% of the value for duty determined in accordance with sections 47 to 55 of the Customs Act.Motor vehicles entitled to United States Tariff(2)Motor vehicles that originate in the United States that are entitled to the United States Tariff are subject to a surtax in the amount of 25% of the value determined by the formulaA − BwhereAis the value for duty of the motor vehicle determined in accordance with sections 47 to 55 of the Customs Act; andBis(a)the value, determined in accordance with the CUSMA Rules of Origin Regulations, of all goods that originate in Canada and Mexico used in the production of the motor vehicle, if the importer claims that the value of those goods is greater than 15% of the value determined for A, or(b)15% of the value determined for A, in any other case.Evidence(3)If the surtax is determined in accordance with paragraph (a) of the description of B in the formula set out in subsection (2), the importer must provide, when requested by an officer, documentary evidence to determine the value of goods that originate in Canada and Mexico used in the production of the motor vehicle.Country of origin(4)For the purposes of this section, the determination of whether goods originate in Canada, the United States or Mexico is to be made in accordance with sections 2, 4 to 8 and 10 to 13 of the Determination of Country of Origin for the Purpose of Marking Goods (CUSMA Countries) Regulations.

Exceptions3Despite subsections 2(1) and (2), the following motor vehicles are not subject to the surtax:(a)motor vehicles that are classified under a tariff item of Chapter 98 or 99 of the List of Tariff Provisions that is not set out in Schedule 2;(a.1)motor vehicles that are classified under tariff item No. 8704.60.00 that have a gross vehicle weight exceeding five tonnes; and(b)motor vehicles that are in transit to Canada on the day on which this Order comes into force.SOR/2025-181, s. 15

Coming into force4This Order comes into force on April 9, 2025, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered.

SCHEDULE 1(Section 1)Tariff Items — Motor Vehicles8703.22.008703.23.008703.24.008703.31.008703.32.008703.33.008703.40.108703.40.908703.50.008703.60.108703.60.908703.70.008703.80.008703.90.008704.21.908704.31.008704.41.908704.51.008704.60.00SOR/2025-181, s. 16SCHEDULE 2(Paragraphs 1(b) and 3(a))Tariff Items — Chapters 98 and 999804.30.009825.10.009825.20.009825.30.009826.10.009826.20.009826.30.009826.40.009897.00.009898.00.009899.00.009971.00.009989.00.00SOR/2025-181, s. 17SOR/2025-181, s. 18SOR/2025-1812025-08-29