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16/11/2011
2012 Authorizations under the Textile and Apparel Remission Orders
The purpose of this customs notice is to inform industry that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is now accepting applications for the 2012 calendar year for renewals of authorizations required pursuant to the following Remission Orders, subsequently amended most recently by P.C. 2008-1599, Order Amending Certain Textile and Apparel Remission Orders, 2008:
1. P.C. 1997-830 (Tailored Collar Shirts Remission Order, 1997)
2. P.C. 1997-2054 (Outerwear Greige Fabrics Remission Order, 1998)
3. P.C. 1997-2055 (Shirting Fabrics Remission Order, 1998)
4. P.C. 1997-2056 (Outerwear Apparel Remission Order, 1998)
5. P.C. 1997-2057 (Blouses, Shirts and Co-Ordinates Remission Order, 1998)
6. P.C. 1997-2058 (Outerwear Fabrics Remission Order, 1998).
These six Orders remain in effect and are currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012.
Eligible apparel manufacturers or fabric producers, as named in the Schedules to these Orders, that wish to avail themselves of the related provisions may do so by obtaining an annual authorization to import under that Order or by filing a drawback claim to recover duties paid on qualifying goods.
If an eligible manufacturer or producer intends to have duties remitted at the time of importation, that manufacturer or producer must submit, prior to or at the beginning of each calendar year, to the address noted below, an application by Letter of Intent, confirming that the company:
- is a manufacturer or producer of (insert description of qualifying goods) in Canada;
- is listed in the Schedule to the Order and has a 1995 duty entitlement of (insert 1995 allocation);
- will not exceed the amount of duties that may be claimed for remission on imported goods;
Has, if applicable, included:
- the names and addresses of any other persons or companies that might be performing cutting or sewing operations in Canada on its behalf; or
- the names and addresses of any distributors that have purchased finished outerwear fabric or outerwear greige fabric to be sold to outerwear apparel manufacturers;
- will maintain records that are satisfactory to the CBSA;
- will meet all of the conditions set out in the Order; and
- will provide the CBSA with any other information that may be requested to substantiate a claim for remission.
Complete details of these remission orders and requirements for renewal may be viewed by clicking on the following link.
