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Lobster: Canada-China tariffs, duties and trade rules
Measures that apply
China: temporary suspension for Canadian canola meal, peas, lobster and crab
CA → CN · suspended
The additional 100% (listed meal and peas) and 25% (listed lobster and crab) tariffs are suspended; ordinary duties and taxes remain applicable.
Effective: 2026-03-01 to 2026-12-31
Verified against official instruments: 2026-09-16
Official documents
MOF Customs Tariff Commission policy releases (关税司 政策发布) · 2026-02-27
Customs Tariff Commission Announcement No. 2 of 2026 on adjusting the additional tariffs on certain goods originating in Canada
国务院关税税则委员会关于调整对原产于加拿大的部分进口商品加征关税措施的公告
Machine-translated title. Original document is authoritative.
AI summary 5/5 Changes duties or obligations now
The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council will not levy the additional 100% tariff on Canadian oil cakes (canola meal) and peas or the additional 25% tariff on Canadian lobster and crab for a fixed period; the goods covered are listed in the annex.
Key figures copied from the document
- Period
- 2026年3月1日至2026年12月31日
- Additional tariff not levied on oil cakes and peas
- 100%
- Additional tariff not levied on lobster and crab
- 25%
Why this rating (5/5): It suspends a duty or restriction for a stated period, so costs change now and may change back when the period ends. Stated in the document: Period: 2026年3月1日至2026年12月31日; Additional tariff not levied on oil cakes and peas: 100%; Additional tariff not levied on lobster and crab: 25%.
Reviewed by editor, 2026-09-18
Summary and rating were generated on our own server by a small open model (Qwen3.5-2B (4-bit), run locally with llama.cpp). They can be wrong or incomplete. The official document is the only authority. How summaries and ratings are made
MOF Customs Tariff Commission policy interpretation (政策解读) · 2026-02-27
Customs Tariff Commission office: announcement adjusts the additional tariffs on certain goods originating in Canada
国务院关税税则委员会发布公告调整对原产于加拿大的部分进口商品加征关税措施
Machine-translated title. Original document is authoritative.
AI summary 5/5 Changes duties or obligations now
The office of the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council reports that the additional 100% tariff on Canadian oil cakes (canola meal) and peas and the additional 25% tariff on Canadian lobster and crab will not be levied for a fixed period.
Key figures copied from the document
- Period
- 2026年3月1日至2026年12月31日
Why this rating (5/5): It suspends a duty or restriction for a stated period, so costs change now and may change back when the period ends. Stated in the document: Period: 2026年3月1日至2026年12月31日.
Reviewed by editor, 2026-09-18
Summary and rating were generated on our own server by a small open model (Qwen3.5-2B (4-bit), run locally with llama.cpp). They can be wrong or incomplete. The official document is the only authority. How summaries and ratings are made
Dates to watch
- Expiry China's suspension of additional tariffs on Canadian canola meal, peas, lobster and crab ends
The suspension runs from 2026-03-01 to 2026-12-31. Without an extension the 100% and 25% additional tariffs return. Canola oil, pork and other seafood were never covered.
In the guides
- Exporting from Canada to China: tariffs, registration, certificates and controls: What changed in 2025 and 2026
- Exporting from Canada to China: tariffs, registration, certificates and controls: China's tariff on your product, including the additional tariffs on Canadian goods
- Exporting from Canada to China: tariffs, registration, certificates and controls: Before you ship: a checklist