Ukraine goods duty relief extended

Summary#

The Order Amending the Ukraine Goods Remission Order continues temporary duty relief for many goods from Ukraine and updates the dates in the original remission order. The change keeps most Ukrainian imports exempt from customs, anti‑dumping and countervailing duties through June 9, 2025, and sets the Order to be repealed on June 9, 2027.

What it does#

• Extends the period covered by the remission order so goods from Ukraine remain eligible for duty relief through June 9, 2025. (The text of the Order also refers to the earlier start date June 9, 2022; the regulatory statement elsewhere speaks of relief applying from June 9, 2024 to June 9, 2025, so the document is not entirely consistent on the exact covered start date.)
• Keeps the remission applying to:
  • customs duties, and
  • anti‑dumping and countervailing duties.
• Excludes “over‑access” supply‑managed products (that is, most dairy, poultry and eggs) from the remission.
• Sets the Order to be repealed on June 9, 2027.
• The Order comes into force on the day it is registered (the Order was registered on May 31, 2024, according to the Gazette entry).

Who's affected#

• Importers in Canada who buy and bring in goods from Ukraine — especially small businesses that import Ukrainian products.
• Ukrainian exporters who sell to Canada, because the measure lowers a barrier to exporting to the Canadian market.
• Supply‑managed sectors (producers of dairy, poultry and eggs) — these products are explicitly excluded, so those Canadian producers are less likely to see large changes in import pressure.
• Canada Border Services Agency, which will monitor and administer claims for remission and inform importers how to request refunds or waivers of duties.

Why it matters#

• It lowers costs and paperwork for Canadian importers of many Ukrainian products, making those goods cheaper or easier to bring into Canada.
• It is meant to support economic activity in Ukraine while the conflict continues. The government estimates the extension will result in about $1.8 million in duties remitted from the covered period; earlier remissions from June 2022 through February 2024 totalled about $7.6 million.
• Excluding supply‑managed products aims to limit disruption for Canadian dairy, poultry and egg sectors.
• The Gazette text contains slightly different date references in different parts of the document; if the exact start date for the extended relief matters to you (for example, for claiming refunds), check the official Order text or the Canada Border Services Agency guidance.