8 November 2007

Proposal to amend tariff on certain leathers, fabrics and buckles used in the manufacture of belts

The following is a notice from Sean Clarke, International Trade Policy Division at the Department of Finance.

I am writing to seek your views on a request that the Department has received to eliminate the tariff on certain leathers, fabrics and buckles used in the manufacture of belts. We are proposing to amend tariff line subheading Nos. 4107.11.11, 4107.11.91, 5806.32.91 and 8308.90.10 and add a tariff line breakout to subheading No. 5806.20. The proposed items would read as follows (amendments are in bold):

Leather:

4107.11.11 ---- East India kip leather, tanned and uncoloured or coloured other than black, for use in lining footwear; For use in the manufacture of upholstered furniture or belts

4107.11.91 ---- For use in the manufacture of upholstered furniture or belts;
For use in the manufacture of original equipment interior trim components for road tractors or for motor vehicles

Fabrics:

5806.20.20 - - -For use in the manufacture of belts

5806.32.91 -----For use in the manufacture of apparel or belts

Buckles:

8308.90.10 - - -Buckles and parts thereof for use in the manufacture of footwear, footwear fittings or belts;
Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps, for climbing or mountaineering;
Frames with clasps, clasps, buckles, buckle-clasps and the like, parts of all the foregoing, parts of hooks, eyes, eyelets and the like, for use in the manufacture of handbags or purses

The products that would fall under the new tariff items are currently classified under tariff item Nos. 4107.11.19, dutiable at a rate of 3.5% under the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Tariff, 4107.11.99, dutiable at a rate of 3.0% under the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Tariff, 5806.20.90 and 5806.32.99, dutiable at a rate of 14% under the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Tariff and 8308.90.90, dutiable at a rate of 3.5% under the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Tariff, respectively.

Members with an interest in this request are asked to contact Sean Clarke at [email protected], or (613) 996-5538 by 7 December 2007.