China Surtax Remission Order (2024)

China Surtax Remission Order (2024) Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, makes the annexed China Surtax Remission Order (2024) under section 115a of the Customs Tariffb. S.C. 2005, c. 38, par. 145(2)(j) S.C. 1997, c. 36 Remission Subject to subsection (2), remission is granted of surtaxes paid or payable under the China Surtax Order (2024) in respect of the goods referred to in Schedule 1 or 2. Conditions Remission referred to in subsection (1) is granted on the following conditions: in the case of a good referred to in Schedule 1 it is not the subject of an order or finding, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Special Import Measures Act, on the date of importation, and it is imported into Canada during the period beginning on October 22, 2024 and ending on December 31, 2026; in the case of a good referred to in column 3 of Schedule 2 that is classified under the tariff item listed in column 2, it is imported into Canada by an importer listed in column 1 during the period specified in column 4, and any other applicable condition listed in column 5 is met; no other claim for relief of the surtax has been granted under the Customs Tariff in respect of the good; the good is not subsequently exported to the United States in the same condition in which it was imported; and the importer makes a claim for remission to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness within two years after the date of importation. Registration This Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered. – grade 304, finish No. 4 – grade 316, finish No. 2B – grade 316, finish No. 4 – grade 304, finish BA1 Seamless tubes and pipes, of alloy steel, cold-drawn or cold-rolled, for use in drill pipe and completions equipment, with lengths up to 12 m, with an outside diameter of at least 25 mm but not exceeding 355 mm, with a wall thickness of at least 3 mm but not exceeding 40 mm; Seamless or ERW carbon steel tubes, of grade 1010 or 1020, with an outside diameter of at least 4.95 inches but not exceeding 14.00 inches Alloy mechanical tubes of grade 4140 or 4130 Mod, of specification ASTM A519, with an external diameter of at least 3.5 inches but not exceeding 10 inches, of a wall thickness of at least 0.3 inch but not exceeding 1.5 inches, and black lacquer protective coating; Seamless tubes, of alloy steel, with lengths not exceeding 12 m, of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines with an outside diameter of at least 25 mm but not exceeding 355 mm Non-alloyed aluminum wire, with cross-sectional dimension not exceeding 7 mm, of grade AL-1350, compliant with the chemical requirements referred to in Table 2 of specification ASTM B233-97, of any of the following dimensions: – 0.175 inches in length by 0.075 inches in width – 0.175 inches in length by 0.095 inches in width – 0.200 inches in length by 0.105 inches in width – 0.250 inches in length by 0.105 inches in width – 0.256 inches in length by 0.128 inches in width – 0.312 inches in length by 0.130 inches in width – 0.250 inches in length by 0.150 inches in width – 0.312 inches in length by 0.165 inches in width Aluminum checker plate sheets of alloy 3003, with a base thickness of 4 mm, width of 4 feet and length of 10 feet; Pre-painted aluminum coils, 3003-H24 with 8 or 12 µm polyester coating in black, brown or white, with a thickness of 0.5 mm and width of 610 mm; Aluminum coils of alloy 5005, H14 or H34, anodized quality, not clad, with a thickness exceeding 0.2 mm but less than 7 mm; Pre-painted aluminum coils, 3105-H26, with a thickness of at least 0.7 mm but not exceeding 0.8 mm, and a width of at least 1,240 mm but not exceeding 1,250 mm Aluminum foil, with a thickness not exceeding 0.2 mm, not backed, other than rolled but not further worked, of alloys 3003, 3004, 3104, 8011 or 8111; Aluminum foil, in precut sheets, that has a thickness of at least 0.013 mm but not exceeding 0.017 mm, a minimum width of 5 inches and a maximum length of 16 inches, and that is manufactured from alloy 1145, 1235, 8011, 8079, or 8066 Aluminum tube or pipe fittings, of the following specifications: Wall thickness: approximately 0.106 inches at the thinnest point to approximately 0.783 inches at the thickest point Outer diameter: at least 1 inch but not exceeding 10 inches Length: at least 2 inches but not exceeding 12 inches Cylindrical shape, of the following grades and specifications: Grade: AA383, Specification: B85 Grade: AA713, Specification: B26 Grade: AA356 / AA356-T6, Specification: B108 Grade: 413.2, Specification: B179 If the description in column 2 covers only a subset of goods classified under the tariff item referred to in column 1, remission is granted only for the goods described in column 2. Steel coupling stock or mechanical tubes, no coating, with diameter of at least 4 inches but not exceeding 20 inches, with a wall thickness of at least 0.5 inch but not exceeding 2 inches, imported in lots of random length tubes not exceeding 30 feet, and that are: of specification ASTM A519/A513, of grade 1026, 4140, or 4130; of specification API 5CT, of grade K55, L80, P110, C110, or Q125 Stainless steel sheets, of the following specifications: Grade: 430 BA Specification: ASTM A240 Thickness: of at least 0.048 inches but not exceeding 0.073 inches Width: 26.25 inches Length: at least 60 inches but not exceeding 155 inches No coating but protective SPV or PVC on one side Aluminum alloy sheets, rectangular, of the following specifications: Grade: 3003 H14 Specification: ASTM B209 Thickness: 0.085 inches Width: of at least 28 inches but not exceeding 34.5 inches Length: at least 60 inches but not exceeding 190 inches If the description in column 3 covers only a subset of goods classified under the tariff item referred to in column 2, remission is granted only for the goods described in column 3.