General Import Permit No. 83 — Aluminum Products (SOR/2019-319)
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General Import Permit No. 83 — Aluminum Products
SOR/2019-319
Registration 2019-08-26
General Import Permit No. 83 — Aluminum Products
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to subsection 8(1.1)Footnote a of the Export and Import Permits ActFootnote b, issues the annexed General Import Permit No. 83 — Aluminum Products.
Return to footnote aS.C. 1994, c. 47, s. 108(1)
Return to footnote bR.S., c. E-19
Ottawa, August 23, 2019
La ministre des Affaires étrangères,  Chrystia Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs |
General
1 Any resident of Canada may, under the authority of this Permit, import into Canada any goods described in item 83 of the Import Control List.
2 If any goods imported under the authority of this Permit are required to be reported in the prescribed form under the Customs Act, that form must contain the statement “Imported under the authority of General Import Permit No. 83 — Aluminum Products” or “Importé en vertu de la Licence générale d’importation no 83 — Produits d’aluminum”.
Terms and Conditions
3 A resident of Canada who imports goods under the authority of this Permit must
(a) within 10 days after receipt of a request from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, provide to the Department the documents and records referred to in section 4 in respect of any import made during the period specified in the request;
(b) at all reasonable times
(i) make the documents and records referred to in section 4 available for inspection by any persons authorized by the Minister, and
(ii) provide to those persons all reasonable assistance to facilitate the inspection of those documents and records; and
(c) provide to the Department any documents and records necessary for making a determination on the country of origin, import value, or quantity of imported aluminum products, within the time period specified by the Department.
Documents and Records
4 A resident of Canada who imports goods under this Permit must retain, for a period of six years after the year in which the import is made, documents and records containing the following information:
(a) the name and address of the importer or consignee;
(b) proof of Canadian residency;
(c) the date of entry of the goods into Canada;
(d) the quantity, expressed in kilograms, of the goods;
(e) the country from which the goods are imported;
(f) the country of origin of the goods;
(g) the shipping document with freight and other transportation costs indicated separately;
(h) the tariff classification of the goods indicated in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff;
(i) the import value in Canadian dollars; and
(j) a detailed description of the goods.
Coming into Force
5 This Permit comes into force on September 1, 2019, but if it is registered after that day, it comes into force on the day on which it is registered.
AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE
— SOR/2026-136, s. 1
1 The General Import Permit No. 83 — Aluminum ProductsFootnote 1 is amended by adding the following before section 1:
Return to footnote 1SOR/2019-319
Definitions
0.1 The following definitions apply in this Permit.
- country of largest smelt
country of largest smelt means the country where the largest quantity of primary aluminum contained in a good was produced. (premier pays de fusion)
- country of most recent cast
country of most recent cast means the country where the aluminum contained in a good was most recently liquefied and cast into a solid state, which can take the form of either a semi-finished or finished aluminum product. (pays du plus récent moulage)
- country of second-largest smelt
country of second-largest smelt means the country where the second-largest quantity of primary aluminum contained in a good was produced. (deuxième pays de fusion)
— SOR/2026-136, s. 2
2 Section 2 of the Permit is replaced by the following:
2 If any goods imported under the authority of this Permit are required to be accounted for under section 32 of the Customs Act, the resident of Canada must, at the time of accounting or interim accounting, whichever comes first, include the statement “GIP83” or “LGI83” in the prescribed form.
— SOR/2026-136, s. 3
3 Section 3 of the Permit is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (b) and by replacing paragraph (c) with the following:
(c) within the time period specified by the Department, provide to the Department any documents and records necessary to determine
(i) the country of origin of the goods,
(ii) whether the goods contain primary or secondary aluminum,
(iii) in the case of goods that contain primary aluminum, the country of largest smelt and, if any, the country of second-largest smelt,
(iv) the country of most recent cast,
(v) the value for duty of the goods, and
(vi) the quantity of the goods; and
(d) at the time of importation, specify the following in the form and manner determined by the Canada Border Services Agency:
(i) in the case of goods that contain primary aluminum, the country of largest smelt and, if any, the country of second-largest smelt, and
(ii) the country of most recent cast.
— SOR/2026-136, s. 4
4 The Permit is amended by adding the following after section 3:
3.1 Section 2 and paragraph 3(d) do not apply to a CSA importer, as defined in section 2 of the Accounting for Imported Goods and Payment of Duties Regulations, in respect of goods released under paragraph 32(2)(b) of the Customs Act.
3.2 Paragraph 3(d) does not apply if the total value for duty of the imported goods is $5,000 or less.
— SOR/2026-136, s. 5
5 Section 4 of the Permit is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (i) and by replacing paragraph (j) with the following:
(j) a detailed description of the goods, including an indication of whether the goods contain primary or secondary aluminum;
(k) in the case of goods that contain primary aluminum, the country of largest smelt and, if any, the country of second-largest smelt; and
(l) the country of most recent cast.
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