1. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an amendment to the June 13, 2014 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff.
2. Rate of duty reductions included in the Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement are effective July 1, 2014 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: 19% |
| 8901.20.90.00 | IT, NT, SLT: 15.5% |
| 8901.90.99.00 | IT, NT, SLT: 19% |
| 8902.00.10.00 | IT, NT, SLT: 15.5% |
| 8904.00.00.00 | IT, NT, SLT: 19% |
| 8905.10.00.00 | IT, NT, SLT: 19% |
| 8905.20.20.00 | IT, NT, SLT: 15.5% |
| 8905.90.90.00 | IT, NT, SLT: 19% |
| 8906.90.99.00 | IT, NT, SLT: 15.5% |
3. Also contained in this amendment package are two changes that were announced in the 2014 Federal Budget and became effective June 19, 2014, relating to the passage of Bill C-31.
| Tariff Item | Change Type |
| 9809.00.00.00 | Delete |
| 9833.00.00.00 | Text Change |
4. Version 2014-3 of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff, reflecting all of these changes, will be posted on the CBSA Web site.
5. All changes will be active in the Customs Commercial System (CCS) beginning July 1, 2014.
6. 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.
7. 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.
This notice is available on the CBSA website at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn14-016-eng.html