Duty Relief for Russian Aircraft Titanium

Summary#

The document is the Order Amending the Certain Russian Goods Remission Order (SOR/2026-140). It mainly allows duty relief for a specific class of Russian-origin titanium used in airplane landing gear for imports between March 2, 2022 and April 16, 2029, and sets related time limits and administrative rules.

What it does#

• Grants remission (refund or waiver) of customs duties for goods classified under tariff item 8807.20.00 that originate in Russia and that are imported between March 2, 2022 and April 16, 2029.
• Adds a condition that, for goods imported before a particular subsection comes into force, an importer can claim remission only if they apply to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness within two years after that subsection comes into force.
• Sets the Order to be repealed on April 16, 2031.
• States the Order generally comes into force on the day it is registered, but notes that certain subsections come into force on July 8, 2030.
• The text also contains an earlier replacement that mentions tariff item 2844.43.00 with a different date range (imports to July 7, 2028), but another clause replaces that part with the 8807.20.00-only text. The presence of both passages makes the status of 2844.43.00 in the final order unclear from the published text.

Who's affected#

• Importers of aircraft-grade titanium used in landing gear, especially those handling goods under tariff item 8807.20.00.
• Canadian manufacturers that build airplane landing gear and rely on that titanium as an input.
• The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), which will process remission claims and refunds.
• A small number of businesses in this supply chain — the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement notes four businesses are affected and that none meet the government’s definition of a small business for this policy.

Why it matters#

• It lowers the immediate cost of a critical input for Canadian landing-gear makers. The government estimates importers will save about $6.1 million per year because of the duty relief.
• The relief aims to keep Canadian manufacturers competitive and preserve jobs and domestic production while recognising a limited global supply of aircraft-grade titanium.
• The measure is temporary and includes deadlines and conditions for retroactive claims. That keeps pressure, in theory, for firms to find alternative non-Russian suppliers over the medium term.
• According to the government analysis, this change should not weaken broader trade restrictions on Russia because it is limited in scope and duration.