28 October 2003

Proposed Revision to Wording of Tariff Item No. 9994.00.00

Further to submissions received to our letter dated September 15, 2003, we are proposing to revise the wording of tariff item No. 9994.00.00, to read as follows in bold:

Items of heading 39.18, 39.20, 39.21, 39.25, 39.26, 40.08, 40.16, 44.21, 48.14, 48.21, 52.08, 52.10, 54.01, 54.07, 54.08, 55.12, 56.03, 56.07, 57.02, 57.03, 57.05, 58.01, 58.06, 58.08, 58.09, 58.10, 59.03, 59.05, 59.06, 63.02, 63.07, 70.19, 73.15, 73.26 or 76.16 to be marked, torn, perforated or otherwise treated so as to be unsuitable for sale or for use except as commercial samples, specified or provided by a customer at arm’s length, for in the manufacture of commercial samples.

Members with comments on this proposal are asked to contact Shezara Ali in Domestic Tariff Affairs, at 613-992-4418, or by fax at 613-992-6761, by November 10, 2003.