Tires subject to the duty

The specific duty applies to new tires designed for road vehicles (excluding recapped, used or remolded tires) with a rim diameter not exceeding 62.23 centimetres (24.5 inches) and an overall diameter not exceeding 123.19 centimetres (48.5 inches).

New tires supplied with a road vehicle as a spare are subject to the duty, as are solid tires and foam-filled tires.

Road vehicles subject to the duty

The specific duty applies to new tires for all of the following road vehicles:

• automobiles,
• trucks,
• buses,
• motorcycles,
• all-terrain vehicles,
• recreational vehicles,
• garden tractors,
• ice resurfacers,
• fork lifts,
• heavy equipment,
• farm machinery,
• logging equipment,
• golf carts,
• go-karts,
• snowblowers, etc.

The specific duty does not apply to tires designed for non-vehicular industrial uses, or to tires for

• wheel barrows,
• dollies,
• home snowblowers,
• lawn mowers,
• subway cars,
• aircraft, etc.