MyChina.caCanada: Chinese-origin electric vehicle import quota, second period
CN → CA · in force
6.1% MFN duty for eligible imports with a shipment-specific permit; covered imports without a permit are prohibited.
Effective: 2026-09-01 to 2027-02-28
Verified against official instruments: 2026-10-21
The second quota period runs September 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027. Eligible OEMs or their Canadian agents need a permit for each shipment, including temporary imports. Allocation remains first-come, first-served. Access is 24,500 vehicles plus unused first-period volume. Permits may be requested up to 30 days before expected entry and last up to 60 days.
第二阶段为2026年9月1日至2027年2月28日。符合条件的制造商或其加拿大代理须逐批申请许可证，临时进口也适用。配额按先到先得分配，总量为24,500辆加上第一阶段未用数量。最早可在预计入境前30天申请，许可证最长有效60天。
Products: electric_vehicles
HS codes: 8702.20.10, 8702.20.20, 8702.30.10, 8702.30.20, 8702.40.10, 8702.40.20, 8702.90.10, 8702.90.20, 8703.40.10, 8703.40.90, 8703.50.00, 8703.60.10, 8703.60.90, 8703.70.00, 8703.80.00, 8703.90.00, 8704.41.90, 8704.42.00, 8704.43.00, 8704.51.00, 8704.52.00, 8704.60.00, 8704.90.00
Official documents
- GAC Notice to Importers 1168, second-period EV quota
加拿大全球事务部进口商通知第1168号：第二阶段电动汽车配额
2026-08-29 Sections 1 to 3 define scope, eligibility and permit administration.
- SOR/2026-33, amendment of the China Surtax Order (2024)
SOR/2026-33：《中国附加税令（2024年）》修正案
2026-02-24 Replaces sections 1 to 3 and repeals Schedule 1, removing the 100% surtax on the vehicles listed there (the EV surtax, per Notice 1162 s.3.3); the 25% surtax in Schedule 2 still applies. Section 5 sets commencement.
- GAC Notice 1162, historical first-period rules
加拿大全球事务部通知第1162号：第一阶段历史规则
2026-02-25 First period ended August 31, 2026.
Scope notes
The previous 100% EV surtax was repealed from March 1, 2026. Chapter 99 classifications and the exclusions in Notice 1168 must also be checked. The quota quantity is not a live balance of available permits. Other vehicle requirements still apply. Notice 1168 also lets GAC reserve part of the quota for OEMs, including new entrants (s.3.4.6), and treats Chinese knock-down kits assembled in Canada as China-origin (s.1.2.1).
Official instruments checked on last_verified; monitoring is not legal re-verification.
Change history
- last verified: was 2026-09-16, now 2026-10-21.
- effective to: was (empty), now 2027-02-28.
- effective from: was 2026-03-01, now 2026-09-01.
- Change tracking started.