CUSMA Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations

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Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Finance, pursuant to subsection 16(2) of the Customs Tariff, makes the annexed CUSMA Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Regulations.^note^note

Interpretation

1Definition of casual goods#

In these Regulations, casual goods means goods other than goods imported for sale or for an industrial, occupational, commercial or institutional or other like use.

Casual Goods

2United States Tariff#

Casual goods that are acquired in the United States

(a)are considered to originate in the United States and are entitled to the benefit of the United States Tariff if

(i)the marking of the goods is in accordance with the marking laws of the United States and indicates that the goods are the product of the United States or Canada, or

(ii)the goods do not bear a mark and there is no indication that the goods are not the product of the United States or Canada; and

(b)are considered to originate in Mexico and are entitled to the benefit of the Mexico Tariff if the marking of the goods is in accordance with the marking laws of the United States and indicates that the goods are the product of Mexico.

3Mexico Tariff#

Casual goods that are acquired in Mexico

(a)are considered to originate in Mexico and are entitled to the benefit of the Mexico Tariff if

(i)the marking of the goods is in accordance with the marking laws of Mexico and indicates that the goods are the product of Mexico or Canada, or

(ii)the goods do not bear a mark and there is no indication that the goods are not the product of Mexico or Canada; and

(b)are considered to originate in the United States and are entitled to the benefit of the United States Tariff if the marking of the goods is in accordance with the marking laws of Mexico and indicates that the goods are the product of the United States.

Coming into Force

*4S.C. 2020, c. 1#

These Regulations come into force on the day on which section 190 of the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation Act comes into force, but if they are registered after that day, they come into force on the day on which they are registered.

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.