D11-4-13, Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Under Free Trade Agreements

The following has been updated and is available on the CBSA website:
Memorandum D11-4-13, Rules of Origin for Casual Goods Under Free Trade Agreements
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-4-13-eng.html

Rules of origin for casual goods regulations are used to determine the entitlement of casual goods to preferential tariff treatment under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA), the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA), the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCOFTA) and the Canada-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). There are separate regulations for each of these seven agreements.

This memorandum contains guidelines respecting the administration of these regulations.

In Brief

1. This memorandum has been revised to reflect the implementation of the Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement (CPFTA), the Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCOFTA) and the Canada-European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). Changes have been made to the “Guidelines and General Information” to provide policy and procedural information related to the administration of these free trade agreements.
2. The editing revisions made in this memorandum do not affect or change any of the existing policies or procedures.