Certification requirements affect UK car exports to Canada
Trade barrier summary
Imported cars must follow Canadian motor vehicle safety standards. Ensuring vehicles meet these standards adds to costs for UK exporters.
Canadian standards generally follow UK and US standards but there are some minor differences that result in increase compliance costs for UK firms. These differences have minimal impacts on car safety and so harmonising the UK and Canada's car certification requirements could mitigate these costs which in turn will improve automotive trade between Canada and the UK.
Sectors affected
- Automotive
Resolved
No
Date reported
18 January 2021
Last updated
1 June 2022
Public ID
PID-GOYM29
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