(20) Each of the following examples is an “Example” as referred to in subsection 2(4).
Example 1: Subsection 7(5), Value of Intermediate Materials
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The producer designates Material A as an intermediate material and determines that, because all of the non-originating materials that are used in the production of Material A undergo an applicable change in tariff classification set out in Schedule I, Material A would, under paragraph 4(2)(a), qualify as an originating material. The cost of the non-originating materials used in the production of Material A is therefore not included in the value of non-originating materials that are used in the production of Good B for the purpose of determining the regional value content of Good B. Because Material A has been designated as an intermediate material, the total cost of Material A, which is $10.60, is treated as the cost of originating materials for the purpose of calculating the regional value content of Good B. The total cost of Good B is determined in accordance with the following figures:
Example 2: Subsection 7(5), Effects of the Designation of Self-produced Materials on Net Cost
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Situation 1
A producer located in a CCFTA country produces Good B, which is subject to a regional value-content requirement of 50 per cent under the net cost method. Good B satisfies all other applicable requirements of these Regulations. The producer purchases Material A, which is used in the production of Good B, from a supplier located in a CCFTA country. The value of Material A determined in accordance with subsections 7(1) and (2) is $11.00. Material A is an originating material. All other materials used in the production of Good B are non-originating materials. The net cost of Good B is determined as follows:
The regional value content of Good B is calculated as follows:
The regional value content of Good B is 76.5 per cent, and Good B, therefore, qualifies as an originating good.
Situation 2
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The producer does not designate Material A as an intermediate material under subsection 7(4). The net cost of Good B is calculated as follows:
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Costs of Material A (not designated as an intermediate material) |
Additional Costs to Produce Good B |
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The regional value content of Good B is calculated as follows:
The regional value content of Good B is 42.9 per cent, and Good B, therefore, does not qualify as an originating good.
Situation 3
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The producer designates Material A as an intermediate material under subsection 7(4). Material A qualifies as an originating material under paragraph 4(2)(a). Therefore, the value of non-originating materials used in the production of Material A is not included in the value of non-originating materials for the purposes of calculating the regional value content of Good B. The net cost of Good B is calculated as follows:
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Costs of Material A (designated as an intermediate material) |
Additional Costs to Produce Good B |
Total |
The regional value content of Good B is calculated as follows:
The regional value content of Good B is 76.1 per cent, and Good B, therefore, qualifies as an originating good.
Example 3: Originating Materials Acquired from a Producer Who Produced Them Using Intermediate Materials
Producer A, located in CCFTA country A, produces switches. In order for the switches to qualify as originating goods, Producer A designates subassemblies of the switches as intermediate materials. The subassemblies are subject to a regional value-content requirement. They satisfy that requirement, and qualify as originating materials. The switches are also subject to a regional value-content requirement, and, with the subassemblies designated as intermediate materials, are determined to satisfy their regional value content under the net cost method.
Producer A sells the switches to Producer B, located in CCFTA country B, who uses them to produce switch assemblies that are used in the production of Good B. The switch assemblies are subject to a regional value-content requirement. Producers A and B are not accumulating their production within the meaning of section 12. Producer B is therefore able, under subsection 7(4), to designate the switch assemblies as intermediate materials.
If Producers A and B were accumulating their production within the meaning of section 12, Producer B would be unable to designate the switch assemblies as intermediate materials, because the production of both producers would be considered to be the production of one producer.
Example 4: Single Producer and Successive Designations of Materials Subject to a Regional Value-Content Requirement as Intermediate Materials
Producer A, located in a CCFTA country, produces Material X and uses Material X in the production of Good B. Material X qualifies as an originating material because it satisfies the applicable regional value-content requirement. Producer A designates Material X as an intermediate material.
Producer A uses Material X in the production of Material Y, which is also used in the production of Good B. Material Y is also subject to a regional value-content requirement. Under the proviso set out in subsection 7(4), Producer A cannot designate Material Y as an intermediate material, even if Material Y satisfies the applicable regional value-content requirement, because Material X was already designated by Producer A as an intermediate material.
Example 5: Single Producer and Multiple Designations of Materials as Intermediate Materials
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Producer X uses the self-produced materials in the production of Good O, which is exported to CCFTA country Y. Materials A, B and C qualify as originating materials because they satisfy the applicable regional value-content requirements.
Because none of the self-produced materials are used in the production of any of the other self-produced materials, then even though each self-produced material is subject to a regional value-content requirement, Producer X may, under subsection 7(4), designate all of the self-produced materials as intermediate materials. The proviso set out in subsection 7(4) only applies where self-produced materials are used in the production of other self-produced materials and both are subject to a regional value-content requirement.
Example 6: Subsection 7(17)
The following are examples of accessories, spare parts or tools that are delivered with a good and form part of the good’s standard accessories, spare parts or tools:
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consumables that must be replaced at regular intervals, such as dust collectors for an air-conditioning system,
Example 7: Value of Indirect Materials That Are Assists
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It is determined that Material X is a non-originating material. The cost of the tools that is recorded on the books of Producer A is expensed in the current year. Pursuant to section 5 of Schedule VII, the value of the tools (see subparagraph 5(1)(b)(ii) of Schedule VII) must be included in the value of Material X by Producer A when calculating the regional value content of Good A. The cost of the tools, although recorded on the books of Producer A, cannot be included as a separate cost in the net cost of Good A because it is already included in the value of Material X. The entire cost of Material X, which includes the cost of the tools, is included in the value of non-originating materials for purposes of the regional value content of Good A.