Customs Notice 24-24: Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff: Statistical Changes
Ottawa,
1. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) would like to inform of amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (Tariff).
2. The 2024-1 Tariff reflects changes to descriptions and units of measure affecting Chapter 29, Chapter 71, Chapter 91, and Chapter 95, effective .
3. The new descriptions within Chapter 29 reflect a distinction for vitamins imported to be used in the manufacture of food or beverages for human consumption. Those in Chapter 71 and Chapter 91, reflect a distinction for incorporated diamonds of a weight equal to or greater than 0.5 carat. Chapter 95 reflects a change to the unit of measure in favour of a Non-Applicable for tariff classification number 9506.11.00.00.
4. The changes are identified in the PDF version of the Tariff by a change bar in the left margin. Please note that there are no change bar indicators in the HTML version. For the Access files, the changes are indicated with the number 1 in the change column.
5. All changes will be active in the Customs Commercial System (CCS) on .
6. For certainty regarding the tariff classification, origin or value for duty of a product, importers may request a ruling. Details on submitting a request for a ruling can be found in the Memorandum D11-11-3, Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification, Memorandum D11-11-1, National Customs Rulings (NCR), or Memorandum D11-4-16 Advance rulings for origin under Free Trade Agreements.
7. Importers who are in possession of a tariff classification advance ruling should review the changes in Tariff Amendment T2024-1 to determine if the tariff classification number of the goods under their existing ruling is still valid. Where the tariff classification of a good under a ruling letter is no longer valid, importers may submit a request to the CBSA office where the original ruling was issued for an affirmation of the ruling. Should the advance ruling no longer be valid, a modified ruling will be issued by the CBSA confirming the correct tariff classification number.
8. For more information, contact the CBSA Border Information Service (BIS):
Calls within Canada & the United States (toll free): 1-800-461-9999
Calls outside Canada & the United States (long distance charges apply):
1-204-983-3550 or 1-506-636-5064
TTY: 1-866-335-3237
Contact us online (webform)
Contact us at the CBSA website may also be accessed for information.
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