Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff Rules of Origin Regulations

2 (1) A good originates in a beneficiary country if the good is

• (a) a mineral good extracted from the soil or the seabed of the country;

• (b) a vegetable good harvested in the country;

• (c) a live animal born and raised in the country;

• (d) a good obtained in the country from a live animal;

• (e) a good obtained by hunting or fishing in the country;

• (f) a good derived from sea fishing or other marine goods taken from the sea by a vessel of the country;

• (g) a product made on board a factory ship of the country exclusively from products referred to in paragraph (f);

• (h) waste and scrap derived from manufacturing facilities of the country;

• (i) used goods of the country imported into Canada for use only for the recovery of raw materials; or

• (j) goods produced in the country exclusively from a product referred to in any of paragraphs (a) to (h).

(2) Goods, other than those set out in Chapters 61 to 63 of the List of Tariff Provisions, originate in a beneficiary country if the value of the materials, parts or products originating outside the beneficiary country or in an undetermined location and used in the manufacture or production of the goods is no more than 40% of the ex-factory price of the goods as packed for shipment to Canada.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), the following are deemed to have originated in the beneficiary country

• (a) any materials, parts or products used in the manufacture or production of the goods referred to in that subsection and originating in any other beneficiary country or from Canada, and

• (b) any packing required for the transportation of the goods, excluding packing in which the goods are ordinarily sold for consumption in the beneficiary country.

(4) Goods set out in Chapters 61 and 62 of the List of Tariff Provisions originate in a beneficiary country if they are cut, or knit to shape, and sewn or otherwise assembled in that beneficiary country.

(5) Goods set out in Chapter 63 of the List of Tariff Provisions originate in a beneficiary country if they are cut, or knit to shape, and sewn or otherwise assembled in that beneficiary country from fabric produced in any beneficiary country or Canada.

(6) For the purpose of determining whether a good set out in Chapters 61 to 63 of the List of Tariff Provisions originates in a beneficiary country, subsections (4) and (5) apply only to the fabric or the parts knit to shape that determine the tariff classification of the good, identified in accordance with the General Rules for the Interpretation of the Harmonized System set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff.

(7) When a good that qualifies as originating is transported outside a beneficiary country, the good retains its originating status only if

• (a) the good remains under customs control outside the beneficiary country; and

• (b) the good does not undergo any further production or other operation outside the beneficiary country, other than unloading, reloading, separation from a bulk shipment, storing or any other operation necessary to transport the good to Canada or to preserve it in good condition.