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Valuation for Duty Regulations, take two: CBSA invites feedback on revisions to 2023 proposals

Tax Alert 2025 No. 56, 10 December 2025

On 3 December 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced it is requesting feedback on revisions to proposed amendments to the Valuation for Duty Regulations, which were published in 2023. The revisions are intended to address key concerns raised during the 2023 consultations.

The consultation period is open until 23 January 2026. Canadian resident importers, Canadian subsidiaries of foreign parent companies, and any other interested stakeholders should consider the impacts of the CBSA’s proposed revisions.

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