{"id":5460,"date":"2023-12-12T05:57:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/?p=5460"},"modified":"2023-12-12T05:57:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:57:37","slug":"updates-coming-to-customs-tariff-legislation-for-developing-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/canadian-customs-broker-blog\/updates-coming-to-customs-tariff-legislation-for-developing-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates coming to Customs Tariff legislation for developing countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is giving the import community advance notice of upcoming changes to Canada\u2019s unilateral tariff preference programs for developing countries, which will involve amendments to the Customs Tariff&nbsp;legislation and related regulations, effective&nbsp;<strong><time datetime=\"2025-01-01\">January 1, 2025<\/time><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To complete the renewal of Canada&#8217;s tariff treatment programs, the Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff (CCCT) \u2013 code 07, the Least Developed Country Tariff (LDCT) \u2013 code 08, and the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) \u2013 code 09, have been reviewed and modernized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rules of origin for apparel products under the&nbsp;GPT,&nbsp;LDCT,&nbsp;CCCT&nbsp;and new&nbsp;General Preferential Tariff Plus in Canada\u2019s Customs Tariff legislation have been simplified and harmonized, allowing for production with non-originating fabrics in developing countries to confer origin without needing to meet any value-added requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New&nbsp;direct shipment&nbsp;and transshipment requirements have also been introduced. Shipment requirements will be moved from the&nbsp;Customs Tariff&nbsp;to regulations, modernizing the accepted documentation for proving direct shipment to Canada and removing the time limit on goods storage in intermediary countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;CCCT&nbsp;will be expanded to cover all goods within Chapters 50 to 63 that may benefit from&nbsp;duty-free&nbsp;treatment, provided that the rules of origin and shipment requirements are met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The eligibility of beneficiary countries under the&nbsp;LDCT&nbsp;and the&nbsp;GPT&nbsp;is updated as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The entitlement to the benefit of the&nbsp;Least Developed Country Tariff&nbsp;is withdrawn in respect of all goods originating from: Cape Verde, Samoa, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The entitlement to the benefit of the&nbsp;General Preferential Tariff&nbsp;is withdrawn in respect of all goods originating from: Armenia, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Fiji, Georgia, Guatemala, Guyana, Iraq, Marshall Islands, Moldova, Nauru, Paraguay, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu and Vietnam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The entitlement to the benefit of the&nbsp;General Preferential Tariff&nbsp;is granted in respect of all goods originating from: Lebanon and Tunisia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These changes are anticipated to take effect in the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) system, which is scheduled to become the official system of record for the collection of duties and taxes in May&nbsp;2024. To stay informed on supply chain news and other important updates, <a href=\"https:\/\/clearit.ca\/clearance_step2\"><strong>PARTNER UP WITH A CUSTOMS BROKER HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) is giving the import community advance notice of upcoming changes to Canada\u2019s unilateral tariff preference programs for developing countries, which will involve amendments to the Customs Tariff&nbsp;legislation and related regulations, effective&nbsp;January 1, 2025. 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