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Memorandum D11-4-25
Customs Duty Payable on Woollen Fabrics Originating in
Commonwealth Countries
2010-02-09
The title of this memorandum has been changed from Commonwealth Developing Countries Orders in Council to Customs Duty Payable on Woollen Fabrics Originating in Commonwealth Countries.
This memorandum has been updated to reflect the expiration of Order in Council P.C. 1997-2001, Remission Order Respecting Imports of Goods Originating in Commonwealth Developing Countries and Order in Council P.C. 1997-2002, Order Respecting the Remission of a Portion of the Customs Duties and Excise Taxes on Imports of Certain Woollen Fabrics and the continuation of Order in Council P.C. 1997-2003, Regulations Respecting the Customs Duty Payable on Woollen Fabrics Originating in Commonwealth Countries.
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Last modified: 2010-02-09
Summary
Effective January 1, 1998, the British Preferential Tariff (BPT) treatment was revoked. The Uruguay Round Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff rate reductions have eliminated the margins of preference for most BPT tariff items with the exception of 11 tariff items respecting woollen fabrics. These tariff items continue to receive tariff preference equivalent to the former BPT rates by way of Order in Council (OIC) P.C. 1997-2003, Regulations Respecting the Customs Duty Payable on Woollen Fabrics Originating in Commonwealth Countries.
This OIC formerly maintained the restrictive shipping requirements that existed under the former BPT. Effective June 4, 1998, this Order was amended to permit direct shipment with transhipment in accordance with sections 17 and 18 of the Customs Tariff.
References
| Issuing office | Origin Policy and Negotiations Unit Origin and Valuation Division Trade Programs Directorate Admissibility Branch |
| Headquarters file | 4570-4, 4573-2, 4573-2-1 |
| Legislative references | Order in Council P.C. 1997-2003 and P.C. 1998-962 Customs Tariff, sections 17, 18, and subsection 115(3) Customs Act, paragraph 74(1)(e) |
| Other references | D11-4-2 |
| Superseded memoranda D | D11-4-25, May 10, 1999 |
