Chapter Three: National Treatment and Market Access for Goods
Annex 302.2: Tariff Elimination
1. Except as otherwise provided in a Party's Schedule attached to this Annex, the following staging categories apply to the elimination of customs duties by each Party pursuant to Article 302(2):
a) duties on goods provided for in the items in staging category A in a Party's Schedule shall be eliminated entirely and such goods shall be duty-free, effective January 1, 1994;
b) duties on goods provided for in the items in staging category B in a Party's Schedule shall be removed in five equal annual stages beginning on January 1, 1994, and such goods shall be duty-free, effective January 1, 1998;
c) duties on goods provided for in the items in staging category C in a Party's Schedule shall be removed in 10 equal annual stages beginning on January 1, 1994, and such goods shall be duty-free, effective January 1, 2003;
d) duties on goods provided for in the items in staging category C+ in a Party's Schedule shall be removed in 15 equal annual stages beginning on January 1, 1994, and such goods shall be duty-free, effective January 1, 2008; and
e) goods provided for in the items in staging category D in a Party's Schedule shall continue to receive duty-free treatment.
2. The base rate of customs duty and staging category for determining the interim rate of customs duty at each stage of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences and the General Preferential Tariff of Canada.
3. For the purpose of the elimination of customs duties in accordance with Article 302, interim staged rates shall be rounded down, except as set out in each Party's Schedule attached to this Annex, at least to the nearest tenth of a percentage point or, if the rate of duty is expressed in monetary units, at least to the nearest .001 of the official monetary unit of the Party.
4. Canada shall apply a rate of customs duty no higher than the rate applicable under the staging category set out for an item in Annex 401.2, as amended, of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement which Annex is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement, to an originating good provided that:
a) notwithstanding any provision in Chapter Four, in determining whether such good is an originating good, operations performed in or materials obtained from Mexico are considered as if they were performed in or obtained from a non-Party; and
b) any processing that occurs in Mexico after the good would qualify as an originating good in accordance with subparagraph (a) does not increase the transaction value of the good by greater than seven percent.
5. Canada shall apply a rate of customs duty no higher than the rate applicable under the staging category set out for an item in Column I of its Schedule to this Annex to an originating good provided that:
a) notwithstanding any provision in Chapter Four, in determining whether such good is an originating good, operations performed in or materials obtained from the United States are considered as if they were performed in or obtained from a non-Party; and
b) any processing that occurs in the United States after subparagraph (a) does not increase the transaction value of the good by greater than seven percent.
6. Canada shall apply to an originating good to which neither paragraph 4 nor 5 applies a rate of customs duty no higher than the rate indicated for its corresponding item in Column II of its Schedule to this Annex. The rate of customs duty in Column II for such good shall be:
a) in each year of the staging category indicated in Column I, the higher of
(i) the rate of customs duty under the staging category set out for the item in Annex 401.2, as amended, of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement, and
(ii) the General Preferential Tariff rate of customs duty for the item applied on July 1, 1991, reduced in accordance with the applicable staging category set out for the item in Column I of its Schedule to this Annex; or
b) where specified in Column II of its Schedule to this Annex, the most-favored-nation rate of customs duty for the item applied on July 1, 1991, reduced in accordance with the applicable staging category set out for the item in Column I of its Schedule to this Annex, or reduced in accordance with the applicable staging category otherwise indicated.
7. Paragraphs 4 through 6 and 10 through 13 shall not apply to textile and apparel goods identified in Appendix 1.1 of Annex 300-B (Textiles and Apparel Goods).
8. Paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 shall not apply to agricultural goods as defined in Article 708. For these goods, Canada shall apply the rate applicable under the staging category set out for an item in Annex 401.2, as amended, of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement to an originating good when the good qualifies to be marked as a good of the United States pursuant to Annex 311, without regard to whether the good is marked. When an originating good qualifies to be marked as a good of Mexico, pursuant to Annex 311, whether or not the good is marked, Canada shall apply the rate applicable under the staging category set out for an item in Column I of its Schedule to this Annex.
9. As between the United States and Canada, Articles 401(7) and 401(8) of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement is hereby incorporated and made a part of this Annex. The term "goods originating in the territory of the United States of America" in Article 401(7) of that agreement shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Annex. The term "goods originating shall be determined in accordance with paragraph 12 of this Annex.
10. Mexico shall apply a rate of customs duty no higher than the rate applicable under the staging category set out for an item in Column I of its Schedule to this Annex to an originating good when the good qualifies to be marked as a good of the United States, pursuant to Annex 311, without regard to whether the good is marked.
11. Mexico shall apply a rate of customs duty no higher than the rate applicable under the staging category set out for an item in Column II of its Schedule to this Annex to an originating good when the good qualifies to be marked as a good of Canada, pursuant to Annex 311, without regard to whether the good is marked.
12. The United States shall apply a rate of customs duty no higher than the rate applicable under the staging category set out for an item in Annex 401.2, as amended, of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement to an originating good when the good qualifies to be marked as a good of Canada pursuant to Annex 311, without regard to whether the good is marked.
13. The United States shall apply a rate of customs duty no higher than the rate applicable under the staging category set out for an item in its Schedule to this Annex to an originating good when the good qualifies to be marked as a good of Mexico pursuant to Annex 311, whether or not the good is marked.
Schedule of Canada
(TARIFF SCHEDULE ATTACHED AS SEPARATE VOLUME)
Schedule of Mexico
(TARIFF SCHEDULE ATTACHED AS SEPARATE VOLUME)
Schedule of the United States
(TARIFF SCHEDULE ATTACHED AS SEPARATE VOLUME)
Annex 303.6: Goods Not Subject to Article 303
1. For exports from the territory of the United States to the territory of Canada or Mexico, a good provided for in U.S. tariff item 1701.11.02 that is imported into the territory of the United States and used as a material in the production of, or substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of, a good provided for in Canadian tariff item 1701.99.00 or Mexican tariff items 1701.99.01 and 1701.99.99 (refined sugar).
2. For trade between Canada and the United States the following are not subject to Article 303:
a) imported citrus products;
b) an imported good used as a material in the production of, or substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of, a good provided for in U.S. items 5811.00.20 (quilted cotton piece goods), 5811.00.30 (quilted man-made piece goods) or 6307.90.99 (furniture moving pads), or Canadian items 5811.00.10 (quilted cotton piece goods), 5811.00.20 (quilted man-made piece goods) or 6307.90.30 (furniture moving pads), that are subject to the most-favored-nation rate of duty when exported to the territory of the other Party; and
c) an imported good used as a material in the production in the production of, apparel that is subject to the mostfavorednation rate of duty when exported to the territory of the other Party.
Annex 303.7: Effective Dates for the Application of Article 303
Section A - Canada
For Canada, Article 303 shall apply to a good imported into the territory of Canada that is:
a) subsequently exported to the territory of the United States on or after January 1, 1996, or subsequently exported to the territory of Mexico on or after January 1, 2001;
b) used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of the United States on or after January 1, 1996, or used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of Mexico on or after January 1, 2001; or
c) substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of the United States on or after January 1, 1996, or substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of Mexico on or after January 1, 2001.
Section B - Mexico
For Mexico, Article 303 shall apply to a good imported into the territory of Mexico that is:
a) subsequently exported to the territory of another Party on or after January 1, 2001;
b) used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party on or after January 1, 2001; or
c) substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party on or after January 1, 2001.
Section C - United States
For the United States, Article 303 shall apply to a good imported into the territory of the United States that is:
a) subsequently exported to the territory of Canada on or after January 1, 1996, or subsequently exported to the territory of Mexico on or after January 1, 2001;
b) used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of Canada on or after January 1, 1996, or used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of Mexico on or after January 1, 2001; or
c) substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good subsequently exported to the territory of Canada on or after January 1, 1996, or substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good subsequently exported to the territory of Mexico on or after January 1, 2001.
Annex 303.8 : Exception to Article 303(8) for Certain Color Cathode-Ray Television Picture Tubes
Mexico
Mexico may refund customs duties paid, or waive or reduce the amount of customs duties owed, on a good provided for in item 8540.11.aa (color cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, with a diagonal exceeding 14 inches) or 8540.11.cc (color cathode-ray television picture tubes for high definition television, with a diagonal exceeding 14 inches) for a person who, during the period July 1, 1991 through June 30, 1992, imported into its territory no fewer than 20,000 units of such good that would not have been considered to be an originating good had this Agreement been in force during that period, where the good is:
a) subsequently exported from the territory of Mexico to the territory of the United States, or is used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported from the territory of Mexico to the territory of the United States, or is substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of the United States, in an amount, for all such persons combined, no greater than
(i) 1,200,000 units in 1994,
(ii) 1,000,000 units in 1995,
(iii) 800,000 units in 1996,
(iv) 600,000 units in 1997,
(v) 400,000 units in 1998,
(vi) 200,000 units in 1999, and
(vii) zero units in 2000 and thereafter, provided that the number of units of the good on which such customs duties may be refunded, waived or reduced in any year shall be reduced, with respect to that year, by the number of units of such good that qualifies as an originating good during the year immediately preceding that year, considering operations performed in, or materials obtained from, the territories of Canada and the United States as if they were performed in, or obtained from, a non-Party; or
b) subsequently exported from the territory of Mexico to of another good that is subsequently exported from the territory of Mexico to the territory of Canada, or is substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of Canada, for all such persons combined, in an amount no greater than
(i) 75,000 units in 1994,
(ii) 50,000 units in 1995, and
(iii) zero units in 1996 and thereafter.
Annex 304.1: Exceptions for Existing Waiver Measures
Article 304(1) shall not apply in respect of existing Mexican waivers of customs duties, except that Mexico shall not:
a) increase the ratio of customs duties waived to customs duties owed relative to the performance required under any such waiver; or
b) add any type of imported good to those qualifying on July 1, 1991, in respect of any waiver of customs duties in effect on that date.
Annex 304.2: Continuation of Existing Waivers of Customs Duties
For purposes of Article 304(2):
a) as between Canada and Mexico, Canada may condition on the fulfillment of a performance requirement the waiver of customs duties under any measure in effect on or before January 1, 1989, on any goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before January 1, 1998;
b) as between Canada and the United States, Article 405 of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement is hereby incorporated and made a part of this Annex solely with respect to measures adopted by Canada or the United States prior to the date of entry into force of this Agreement;
c) Mexico may condition on the fulfillment of a performance requirement the waiver of customs duties under any measure in effect on July 1, 1991, on any goods entered or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption before January 1, 2001; and
d) Canada may grant waivers of customs duties as set out in Annex 300-A (Trade and Investment in the Automotive Sector).
Annex 307.1: Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration
Section A - Canada
Canada may impose customs duties on goods, regardless of their origin, that re-enter its territory after such goods have been exported from its territory to the territory of another Party for repair or alteration as follows:
a) for goods set out in Section D that re-enter its territory from the territory of Mexico, Canada shall apply to the value of the repair or alteration of such goods the rate of customs duty for such goods applicable under its Schedule to Annex 302.2;
b) for goods other than those set out in Section D that re-enter its territory from the territory of the United States or Mexico, other than goods repaired or altered pursuant to a warranty, Canada shall apply to the value of the repair or alteration of such goods the rate of customs duty for such goods applicable under the Tariff Schedule of Canada attached to Annex 401.2 of the Canada United States Free Trade Agreement, as incorporated into Annex 302.2 of this Agreement; and
c) for goods set out in Section D that re-enter its territory from the territory of the United States, Canada shall apply to the value of the repair or alteration of such goods the rate of customs duty for such goods applicable under its Schedule attached to Annex 401.2 of the Canada United States Free Trade Agreement, as incorporated into Annex 302.2 of this Agreement.
Section B - Mexico
Mexico may impose customs duties on goods set out in Section D, regardless of their origin, that re-enter its territory after such goods have been exported from its territory to the territory of another Party for repair or alteration, by applying to the value of the repair or alteration of those goods the rate of customs duty for such goods that would apply if such goods were included in staging category B in Mexico's Schedule to Annex 302.2.
Section C - United States
1. The United States may impose customs duties on:
a) goods set out in Section D, or
b) goods that are not set out in Section D and that are not repaired or altered pursuant to a warranty,
regardless of their origin, that reenter its territory after such goods have been exported from its territory to the territory of Canada for repair or alteration, by applying to the value of the repair or alteration of such goods the rate of customs duty applicable under the Canada United States Free Trade Agreement, as incorporated into Annex 302.2 of this Agreement.
2. The United States may impose customs duties on goods set out in Section D, regardless of their origin, that reenter its territory after such goods have been exported from its territory to the territory of Mexico for repair or alteration, by applying to the value of the repair or alteration of such goods a rate of customs duty of 50 percent reduced in five equal annual stages beginning on January 1, 1994, and the value of such repair or alteration shall be duty-free on January 1, 1998.
Section D - List of Goods
Any vessel, including the following goods, documented by a Party under its law to engage in foreign or coastwise trade, or a vessel intended to be employed in such trade:
a) cruise ships, excursion boats, ferryboats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods, including
(i) tankers,
(ii) refrigerated vessels, other than tankers, and
(iii) other vessels for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods, including open vessels;
b) fishing vessels, including factory ships and other vessels for processing or preserving fishery products of a registered length not exceeding 30.5m;
c) lightvessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, and other vessels the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks, floating or submersible drilling or production platforms; and drilling ships, drilling barges and floating drilling rigs; and
d) tugboats.
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