Customs Bonded Warehouses Regulations (SOR/96-46)

20 Every licensee shall ensure that goods are not manipulated, altered or combined with other goods while in the bonded warehouse except for the purpose of or in the course of

• (a) disassembling or reassembling goods that have been assembled or disassembled for packing, handling or transportation;

• (b) displaying;

• (c) inspecting;

• (d) marking, labelling, tagging or ticketing;

• (e) packing, unpacking, packaging or repackaging;

• (f) removing from the warehouse, for the sole purpose of soliciting orders for goods or services, a small quantity of material, or a portion, a piece or an individual object, that represents the goods;

• (g) storing;

• (h) testing; or

• (i) any of the following that do not materially alter the characteristics of the goods:

  • (i) cleaning,

  • (ii) complying with any applicable law of Canada or of a province,

  • (iii) diluting,

  • (iv) normal maintenance and servicing,

  • (v) preserving,

  • (vi) separating defective goods from prime quality goods,

  • (vii) sorting or grading, and

  • (viii) trimming, filing, slitting or cutting.