Levy rules for imported hogs revised

Summary#

The document is the Order Amending the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Levies Order (SOR/2025-134). It clarifies how levies on imported hogs and imported pork products are identified and reported, and sets a stop date for some levy rules: they cease to have effect on June 30, 2026. The Order came into force on May 29, 2025.

What it does#

• Adds a new English definition, imported hog, to the Order: a hog imported into Canada and classified under the tariff item numbers listed in a new schedule.
• Moves the list of tariff item numbers for imported hogs out of Schedule 2 and into a new Schedule 1.1 that lists the applicable Customs Tariff item numbers (for example, live swine entries such as 0103.10.0000, 0103.91.0000 and 0103.92.0000).
• Replaces the levy rule so that each importer must pay the levy for each imported hog or imported pork product in the amount set out in Schedule 1.
• Changes the reporting requirement so importers must report the number of imported hogs broken down by the tariff item numbers in Schedule 1.1.
• Deletes certain live-swine entries from Schedule 2 (the deleted entries had shown a levy of 80.00/unit).
• Sets Sections 4 and 12 of the Order to stop having effect on June 30, 2026.
• States that the Order comes into force on the day it is registered (registered May 29, 2025).

Who's affected#

• Importers of hogs and imported pork products. They will need to pay levies and update reporting to show tariff-item breakdowns.
• Customs brokers and businesses that handle import declarations, who may need to adjust codes and reporting.
• The Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Agency, which administers the levies and the related promotion and research plan.
• It may also be relevant to pork processors and domestic producers indirectly because levy collection and reporting affect import costs and industry funding.

If any levy amounts or the full contents of Schedule 1 are needed, the Gazette excerpt does not show them clearly, so it’s unclear from this notice alone what the current levy figures (if any) will be under the reorganized schedules.

Why it matters#

• The changes clarify which tariff codes are treated as “imported hogs” and require importers to report imports by those codes. That affects record-keeping and customs declarations.
• Importers will be charged levies per imported hog or pork product as set in the schedules. That can affect import costs and pricing.
• The levies (or at least parts of the levy rules) are time-limited and will stop applying after June 30, 2026, so the change is temporary unless replaced or extended later.
• The Gazette notice does not show the full levy table in Schedule 1, so anyone who needs the exact levy amounts should check the full Order text or contact the Canadian Pork Promotion-Research Agency or customs authorities.