Tariff Treatment - Origin of Goods - Verification - NAFTA CCFTA and CCRFTA

Act: Customs Act, R.S., 1985, c. 1(2nd Supp.)
Regulation: NAFTA - Uniform Regulations - Chapters Three and Five of NAFTA (D11-4-18) CCFTA - Uniform Regulations - Chapters C and E of the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (D11-4-24) CCRFTA - Uniform Regulations - Chapter V of the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (D11-4-26) See also - Free Trade Agreement Origin Verification Procedures (D11-4-20)

To Whom Does This Apply?

This information will be of interest to importers, exporters and producers of goods, under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) and the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA).

Summary

  The Customs Act governs the administration and enforcement of customs laws. Under the Act, an officer is endowed with the authority to perform a verification of origin on goods for which an importer has claimed preferential tariff treatment under the NAFTA, the CCFTA or the CCRFTA. Under these regulations, a Party to a Free Trade Agreement has the right to conduct a verification of origin on goods imported from another Party to that Agreement.

The verification of origin regulations, for the NAFTA, CCFTA and CCRFTA, describe the procedures that are to be followed, by a qualified verification officer, in reviewing the origin of goods for which preferential treatment has been claimed. These procedures may include verifying information supplied by the importer, exporter or producer of the goods, in response to a questionnaire, or may take the form of an on-site verification visit.

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