CETA Trade Agreement with Canada
October 5 2017
Audience
Importers of goods from the European Union
Required Action
Ensure your suppliers are providing you with the completed Origin Declaration (declaration by the exporter stating the goods originate from the EU) for goods qualifying under CETA.
Issue
Your goods may be duty free as long as the supplier provides the signed and dated Origin Declaration. The signed and dated declaration can be provided on an invoice or any other commercial document that describes the originating product in sufficient detail to enable its identification, such as product descriptions, PO, Order and Invoice numbers.
Detail
The Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) came into force on September 21, 2017, eliminating most of the customs duties on goods imported into Canada from the European Union or the member states either immediately, or via a tariff phase out through stages.
The European Union countries consist of 28 countries:
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Next Steps
To ensure all your imports from the EU have the most beneficial rate of duty applied by acquiring the signed and dated Origin Declaration for your shipments from the exporter in the EU country as well as any necessary permits required for imports of textile and apparel products.
Key Dates
September 21 2017
Further Reading
Government of Canada
https://www.international.gc.ca/gac-amc/campaign-campagne/ceta-aecg/index.aspx?lang=eng
Canada Border Services Agency
https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn17-30-eng.html
Canada Gazette
https://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2017/2017-09-16/html/sup1-eng.php
A & A Contact
Contact one of our Compliance Specialists if you have any questions:
Tamra Johnson
tjohnson@www.aacb.com
604-542-7203
Wayne Smith
wsmith@www.aacb.com
604-542-7205
Margaret Klatt
mklatt@www.aacb.com
604-542-7281
We are happy to help!