CBSA Message (TCC16-090) - Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff – T2016-3
June 29, 2016
- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an amendment to the June 13, 2016 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff.
- Rate of duty reductions included in the Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement are effective July 1, 2016 and contain changes to the IT, NT & SLT tariff treatments for the following tariff items:
Tariff Item New Rate of Duty 8901.10.90.00 IT, NT, SLT: 15% 8901.20.90.00 IT, NT, SLT: 9% 8901.90.99.00 IT, NT, SLT: 15% 8902.00.10.00 IT, NT, SLT: 9% 8904.00.00.00 IT, NT, SLT: 15% 8905.10.00.00 IT, NT, SLT: 15% 8905.20.19.00 IT, NT, SLT: 7.5% 8905.20.20.00 IT, NT, SLT: 9% 8905.90.19.00 IT, NT, SLT: 7.5% 8905.90.90.00 IT, NT, SLT: 15% 8906.90.99.00 IT, NT, SLT: 9% - Finance Canada has made the following changes to rates of duty, also effective July 1, 2016:
Tariff Item New Rate of Duty 3506.91.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 3701.30.20 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 3701.30.39 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 3701.99.20 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 3701.99.30 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 3705.90.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 3707.90.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 3923.10.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8476.89.10 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8508.70.90 MFN Rate Change (Free) 8517.69.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8518.21.00 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8518.22.00 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8518.29.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8518.40.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8518.50.00 MFN Rate Change (5%) 8519.81.29 MFN Rate Change (3.5%) 8519.81.31 MFN Rate Change (3.5%) 8519.81.99 MFN Rate Change (3.5%) 8519.89.90 MFN Rate Change (3.5%) 8521.90.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8523.21.10 MFN Rate Change (6.5%) 8523.21.20 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8523.29.20 MFN Rate Change (5.5%) 8523.41.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8523.49.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8523.51.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8523.59.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8523.80.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8527.12.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8527.13.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8527.91.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8527.92.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8527.99.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8528.49.20 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8528.49.30 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8528.49.90 MFN Rate Change (4.5%) 8528.71.90 MFN Rate Change (3.5%); GPT Rate Change (3.5%) 8539.39.90 MFN Rate Change (5.5%) 8802.60.10 MFN Rate Change (5%) 9002.20.90 MFN Rate Change (2.5%) 9002.90.90 MFN Rate Change (Free) 9010.50.90 MFN Rate Change (3.5%) 9014.10.90 MFN Rate Change (2.5%) 9015.80.90 MFN Rate Change (2.5%) 9025.80.10 MFN Rate Change (Free) 9028.90.10 MFN Rate Change (3%) - An amended version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff, reflecting all of these changes, will be posted on the CBSA Web site.
- All changes will be active in the Customs Commercial System (CCS) beginning July 1, 2016.
- For certainty regarding the tariff classification of a product, importers may request an advance ruling on tariff classification. Details on how to make such a request can be found in CBSA Memorandum D11-11-3, Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification, which is found on the CBSA Web site.
- For more information, within Canada, call the Border Information Service at 1-800-461-9999. From outside Canada call 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064. Long distance charges will apply. Agents are available Monday to Friday (08:00 – 16:00 local time/except statutory holidays). TTY is also available within Canada: 1-866-335-3237.