DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
CUSTOMS TARIFF
Invitation to submit views on proposed Most-Favoured-Nation tariff elimination on certain agri-food processing inputs
The Government is seeking the views of interested parties on the elimination of Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) rates of customs duty on certain agri-food processing inputs. The tariff items being considered for elimination of the rate of customs duty are listed in Table 1 with their current MFN rates.
Background
The Canadian agri-food processing industry is Canada’s largest manufacturing employer and an important contributor to the Canadian economy. Budget 2016 announced the Government’s intention to launch public consultations on eliminating tariffs on certain imported food manufacturing ingredients, other than supply- managed products, to support investment and job creation in this important sector.
The Government has reviewed Canada’s tariff regime to identify opportunities to help improve the competitiveness of Canadian agri-food processors in domestic and foreign markets by reducing non-recoverable production costs.
Scope of tariff elimination
The Government proposes to reduce to “Free” the MFN rates of customs duty on the tariff items listed in Table 1. The tariff items in Table 1 have been selected based on the following factors:
- Goods covered by these tariff items are used in agri-food processing;
- Eliminating the tariff on these goods will reduce production costs for Canadian industry; and
- There is interest from stakeholders in eliminating MFN tariffs on some of these goods to enhance competitiveness.
The description of the tariff items listed in Table 1 can be found in the latest consolidated version of the Customs Tariff available online at www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/menu-eng.html.
Submissions
Interested parties wishing to comment on the proposed MFN tariff elimination should submit their views in writing by June 21, 2016. Submissions, at a minimum, should include the following information:
- Canadian company/industry association name, address, telephone number, and contact person.
- Relevant eight-digit tariff item(s) and description of the goods of particular interest.
- Reasons for the expressed support for, or concern with, the proposed tariff elimination, including detailed information substantiating any expected beneficial or adverse impact.
- If concern is expressed with respect to the proposed tariff elimination for one or more eight-digit tariff item(s), please provide views on ways to alleviate such concerns (e.g. limiting tariff elimination to certain end uses, gradual tariff elimination over a longer time period).
- Please identify if information provided in the submissions is commercially sensitive.
The Government will also accept views on other tariff items that could be considered in the context of possible further tariff elimination initiatives designed to assist Canadian industry.
Address for submissions
Submissions should be sent to the following address: International Trade Policy Division (Agri-food Inputs), Department of Finance, 90 Elgin Street, 14th Floor, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G5, fin.tariff-tarif.fin@canada.ca (email), 613-369-4024 (fax).
General inquiries can be directed to the Tariff and Trade Policy Section, Department of Finance, 613-369-4034 or 613-369-4075 (telephone).
TABLE 1
PROPOSED ELIMINATION OF MOST-FAVOURED-NATION RATES OF CUSTOMS DUTY
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This table shows the proposed elimination of most-favoured-nation rates of customs duty per tariff item. |
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Tariff item |
Current MFN rate |
Proposed MFN rate |
|
0702.00.11 |
1.41¢/kg but not less than 9.5% |
Free |
|
0702.00.19 |
1.41¢/kg but not less than 9.5% |
Free |
|
0703.10.21 |
2.12¢/kg but not less than 9.5% |
Free |
|
0704.90.10 |
2.12¢/kg but not less than 6% |
Free |
|
0706.90.10 |
1.41¢/kg but not less than 12.5% |
Free |
|
0707.00.10 |
1.41¢/kg but not less than 6% |
Free |
|
0708.10.10 |
1.41¢/kg but not less than 6% |
Free |
|
0708.20.10 |
1.41¢/kg but not less than 6% |
Free |
|
0709.20.10 |
5.51¢/kg but not less than 7.5% |
Free |
|
0709.51.10 |
8.43¢/kg but not less than 8.5% |
Free |
|
0709.59.10 |
8.43¢/kg but not less than 8.5% |
Free |
|
0710.10.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
0710.21.00 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0710.22.00 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0710.29.90 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0710.40.00 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0710.80.10 |
19% |
Free |
|
0710.80.20 |
12.5% |
Free |
|
0710.80.30 |
12.5% |
Free |
|
0710.80.40 |
11% |
Free |
|
0710.80.90 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0710.90.00 |
12.5% |
Free |
|
0711.40.90 |
10.5% |
Free |
|
0711.51.00 |
8% |
Free |
|
0711.59.00 |
8% |
Free |
|
0711.90.90 |
8% |
Free |
|
0712.20.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
0712.31.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
0712.90.20 |
6% |
Free |
|
0712.90.90 |
6% |
Free |
|
0713.33.99 |
2% |
Free |
|
0713.34.00 |
2% |
Free |
|
0713.35.00 |
2% |
Free |
|
0713.39.90 |
2% |
Free |
|
0713.50.90 |
2% |
Free |
|
0714.30.10 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0714.40.10 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0714.50.10 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0714.90.10 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
0808.30.10 |
2.12¢/kg but not less than 8% |
Free |
|
0809.10.10 |
2.12¢/kg but not less than 8% |
Free |
|
0809.29.10 |
5.64¢/kg but not less than 8% |
Free |
|
0809.30.10 |
2.82¢/kg but not less than 8% |
Free |
|
0809.40.10 |
1.06¢/kg but not less than 8% |
Free |
|
0810.10.10 |
5.62¢/kg but not less than 8.5% |
Free |
|
0811.10.10 |
5.62¢/kg but not less than 8.5% |
Free |
|
0812.10.90 |
9.37¢/kg but not less than 10.5% |
Free |
|
0812.90.20 |
9.37¢/kg but not less than 14.5% |
Free |
|
0812.90.90 |
6% |
Free |
|
0813.30.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
0904.12.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0904.22.90 |
3% |
Free |
|
0906.20.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0907.20.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0908.12.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0908.22.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0908.32.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0909.22.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0909.32.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0909.62.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0910.12.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
0910.91.92 |
3% |
Free |
|
0910.99.90 |
3% |
Free |
|
1001.19.10 |
$1.90/tonne |
Free |
|
1001.99.10 |
$1.90/tonne |
Free |
|
1003.10.11 |
$0.99/tonne |
Free |
|
1003.90.11 |
$0.99/tonne |
Free |
|
1003.90.91 |
$0.99/tonne |
Free |
|
1101.00.10 |
$2.42/tonne |
Free |
|
1102.20.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
1102.90.11 |
4% |
Free |
|
1102.90.90 |
6% |
Free |
|
1103.11.10 |
$2.42/tonne |
Free |
|
1103.19.11 |
3% |
Free |
|
1103.20.11 |
3.5% |
Free |
|
1103.20.21 |
3.5% |
Free |
|
1103.20.90 |
5% |
Free |
|
1104.19.11 |
3.5% |
Free |
|
1104.19.21 |
4% |
Free |
|
1104.19.90 |
5% |
Free |
|
1104.22.00 |
5% |
Free |
|
1104.23.00 |
5% |
Free |
|
1104.29.11 |
3.5% |
Free |
|
1104.29.21 |
4% |
Free |
|
1104.29.90 |
5% |
Free |
|
1104.30.11 |
3.5% |
Free |
|
1104.30.90 |
5% |
Free |
|
1105.10.00 |
10.5% |
Free |
|
1105.20.00 |
8.5% |
Free |
|
1106.10.90 |
6% |
Free |
|
1107.10.11 |
0.31¢/kg |
Free |
|
1107.10.91 |
0.47¢/kg |
Free |
|
1107.20.11 |
0.31¢/kg |
Free |
|
1108.11.10 |
0.95¢/kg |
Free |
|
1108.13.00 |
10.5% |
Free |
|
1108.19.11 |
0.83¢/kg |
Free |
|
1108.19.90 |
1.24¢/kg |
Free |
|
1108.20.00 |
6.5% |
Free |
|
1109.00.10 |
7.5% |
Free |
|
1208.10.10 |
6% |
Free |
|
1208.90.10 |
6% |
Free |
|
1212.99.20 |
6.5% |
Free |
|
1502.10.00 |
2.5% |
Free |
|
1502.90.00 |
2.5% |
Free |
|
1503.00.00 |
7.5% |
Free |
|
1504.20.90 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1504.30.00 |
6.5% |
Free |
|
1506.00.00 |
7% |
Free |
|
1507.10.00 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1507.90.90 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
1508.10.00 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1508.90.00 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
1511.10.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
1511.90.90 |
11% |
Free |
|
1512.11.00 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1512.19.10 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
1512.19.20 |
11% |
Free |
|
1512.21.00 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1512.29.00 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
1513.11.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
1513.19.90 |
11% |
Free |
|
1513.21.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
1513.29.90 |
11% |
Free |
|
1514.11.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
1514.19.00 |
11% |
Free |
|
1514.91.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
1514.99.00 |
11% |
Free |
|
1515.11.00 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1515.19.00 |
8% |
Free |
|
1515.21.00 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1515.29.00 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
1515.50.10 |
6% |
Free |
|
1515.50.90 |
11% |
Free |
|
1515.90.91 |
6% |
Free |
|
1515.90.99 |
11% |
Free |
|
1516.10.10 |
11% |
Free |
|
1516.10.90 |
11% |
Free |
|
1516.20.90 |
11% |
Free |
|
1518.00.10 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1518.00.90 |
8% |
Free |
|
1603.00.11 |
6% |
Free |
|
1603.00.19 |
6% |
Free |
|
1701.12.90 |
$24.69/tonne |
Free |
|
1701.13.90 |
$22.05/tonne |
Free |
|
1805.00.00 |
6% |
Free |
|
1806.10.10 |
6% |
Free |
|
1806.10.90 |
6% |
Free |
|
1806.20.90 |
6% |
Free |
|
1901.20.13 |
4% |
Free |
|
1901.20.23 |
3% |
Free |
|
1901.20.29 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1901.90.11 |
8.5% |
Free |
|
1901.90.20 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
1901.90.39 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
1901.90.40 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
1901.90.59 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
1902.40.20 |
4.5 % |
Free |
|
1905.90.34 |
3% |
Free |
|
1905.90.72 |
4.5% |
Free |
|
Goods of Chapter 20 |
4%–17% |
Free |
|
2102.10.10 |
8% |
Free |
|
2102.10.20 |
6% |
Free |
|
2102.30.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
2106.10.00 |
11% |
Free |
|
2106.90.29 |
6% |
Free |
|
2106.90.91 |
10.5% |
Free |
|
2106.90.92 |
10.5% |
Free |
|
2106.90.96 |
$0.70/litre plus 19% |
Free |
|
2106.90.98 |
10.5% |
Free |
|
2106.90.99 |
10.5% |
Free |
|
2207.10.10 |
12.28¢/litre of absolute ethyl alcohol |
Free |
|
2207.10.90 |
4.92¢/litre of absolute ethyl alcohol |
Free |
|
2207.20.19 |
12.28¢/litre of absolute ethyl alcohol |
Free |
|
2207.20.90 |
6.5% |
Free |
|
2208.90.21 |
12.28¢/litre of absolute ethyl alcohol |
Free |
|
2209.00.00 |
9.5% |
Free |
|
3301.19.90 |
3% |
Free |
|
3301.24.00 |
3% |
Free |
|
3502.90.00 |
6.5% |
Free |
|
3503.00.90 |
8% |
Free |
|
3504.00.90 |
6.5% |
Free |
- Note 1
Given the multiple-use nature of most goods classified in Chapter 20 (e.g. retail or production input), the proposed tariff elimination would be limited to goods used in the manufacture of food products or beverages. Current MFN rates would continue to apply to imports of goods classified in Chapter 20 used for purposes other than the manufacture of food products or beverages.
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