Further to the notification on the WTO Tariff Rate Reductions published earlier, the first round of tariff reductions is set for 1 July 2016.
The Information Technology Agreement (ITA) tariff rate reductions will be in a phased out in stages starting July 1, 2016 through to July 1, 2018 for certain goods falling in Chapter 35, 37, 39, 84, 85, 88, and 90. The Order in Council (OIC) 2016-624 will implement the tariff reductions for the Information Technology Agreement (ITA).
The Department of Finance has advised the Amendments to the list of Tariff Provisions Schedule Part 1 and Part 2 was registered on June 22, 2016 as SOR/2016-197 and will be published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on July 13, 2016. The Order is effective July 1, 2016.
View P.C. 2016-624 June 21, 2016 for the Annexed Order Amending the Schedule to the Customs Tariff (Information Technology Agreement Expansion, 2016).
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA has issued Customs Notice 16-16 Amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff T2016-3 advising of the ITA rates of duty changes. Also, the rate of duty reductions included in the Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement are effective July 1, 2016 for Iceland (IT), Norway (NT) and Switzerland-Liechtenstein (SLT) tariff treatments for certain goods classified in Chapter 89 Ships, Boats and other Structures..
View T2016-3 Customs Tariff by Chapter updated with the duty rate reductions.
Global Affairs Canada website provides overview on the Information Technology Agreement (ITA).