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Since 1901, we’ve navigated tariffs, customs, and cross-border trade as North America’s sole-focus customs brokerage and trade compliance partner. Every tool, every specialist, every decision exists for one purpose: to free the flow of your trade.
Solely Focused on Customs Brokerage & Global Trade Services
Serving the Global Trade Needs of North American Companies for Over a Century
For North American Importers, GHY focuses on Customs Brokerage and Trade Compliance. Unlike other Customs Brokers, this is all that we do. We Free Trade™ so you can focus on running and growing your business.
Trade Updates
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U.S. Imposes Section 338 Tariffs on Certain Canadian Imports (Product Import Bans Issued)
The U.S. has escalated its Section 338 actions against Canada, moving from a 50% tariff on certain dairy, alcoholic beverage, and motor vehicle imports to outright import bans on those goods, effective September 29, 2026, with no USMCA exemption. Separate proclamations also revise the tariff's product scope effective September 15, following Canada's imposition of roughly $20 billion in new retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports.
Canada’s Surtax on U.S. Goods Takes Effect Sept. 8, 2026 (CBSA Guidance Available)
Canada’s United States Surtax Order (2026) took effect September 8, 2026, imposing 15%, 25%, or 50% surtaxes on specified U.S.-origin goods. CBSA guidance outlines covered goods, origin requirements, exemptions, accounting procedures, proof of origin, and relief options. Canadian importers should review applicable tariff items and work with their brokers to assess exposure.
Canada Opens Expanded Tariff Support for Prairie and Southern Ontario Businesses
The Government of Canada has expanded the Regional Tariff Response Initiative, offering up to $3 million in non-repayable funding to eligible businesses in the Prairies and southern Ontario. The program provides liquidity support and funding for business pivots, productivity, resilience, capital investments, market diversification, and competitiveness amid trade uncertainty.
