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Marginal note:Least developed country

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  4 (1) Goods, other than those set out in Part A1, A3 or B of the schedule, originate in a least developed country if the value of the materials, parts or products originating outside that country or in an undetermined location and used in the manufacture or production of the goods is no more than 80% of the ex-factory price of the goods as packed for shipment to Canada.

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  Marginal note:Deemed origin

  (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the following are deemed to have originated in the least developed country:

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    (a) any materials, parts or products that were used in the manufacture or production of the goods referred to in that subsection and that originated in any other least developed country or Canada; and

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    (b) any packing required for the transportation of the goods referred to in that subsection, not including packing in which the goods are ordinarily sold for consumption in the least developed country.

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  Marginal note:Part A1 or A2 goods

  (3) Goods set out in Part A1 or A2 of the schedule originate in a least developed country if they are cut, or knit to shape, and sewn or otherwise assembled in that least developed country.

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  Marginal note:Part A3 goods

  (4) Goods set out in Part A3 of the schedule originate in a least developed country if they are sewn or otherwise assembled in that least developed country.

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  Marginal note:Part B goods

  (5) Goods set out in Part B of the schedule originate in a least developed country if they are cut, or knit to shape, and sewn or otherwise assembled in that least developed country from fabric produced in any least developed country or Canada.

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  Marginal note:Fabric or parts that determine tariff classification

  (6) For the purpose of determining whether a good set out in Part A1, A2, A3 or B of the schedule originates in a least developed country, subsections (3) to (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 theCustoms Tariff.

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Marginal note:Beneficiary country or beneficiary-plus country

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  3 (1) Goods, other than those set out in Chapters 61 to 63 of the List of Tariff Provisions, originate in a beneficiary country or beneficiary-plus country if the value of the materials, parts or products originating outside that 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.

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  Marginal note:Deemed origin

  (2) For the purpose of subsection (1),

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    (a) the following are deemed to have originated in the beneficiary country:

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

    • (ii) any packing required for the transportation of the goods referred to in that subsection, not including packing in which the goods are ordinarily sold for consumption in the beneficiary country; and

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    (b) the following are deemed to have originated in the beneficiary-plus country:

    • (i) any materials, parts or products that were used in the manufacture or production of the goods referred to in that subsection and that originated in any other beneficiary-plus country, any beneficiary country or Canada, and

    • (ii) any packing required for the transportation of the goods referred to in that subsection, not including packing in which the goods are ordinarily sold for consumption in the beneficiary-plus country.

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  Marginal note:Chapter 61 and 62 goods

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

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  Marginal note:Chapter 63 goods

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

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  Marginal note:Fabric or parts that determine tariff classification

  (5) 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 or in a beneficiary-plus country, subsections (3) and (4) 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 theCustoms Tariff.

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Marginal note:General

2 A good originates in a beneficiary country, beneficiary-plus country or least developed country if the good is

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

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  (b) a vegetable product harvested in the country;

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

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

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

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  (f) a good obtained from sea fishing or any other marine good taken from the sea by a vessel of the country;

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  (g) a good produced on board a factory ship of the country exclusively from a good referred to in paragraph (f);

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

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

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

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Marginal note:Separate consideration

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  6 (1) For the purpose of determining the origin of goods, each good in a shipment must be considered separately, except that

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    (a) if a group, set or assembly of goods is classified in one tariff item, the group, set or assembly is considered to be one good; and

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    (b) tools, parts and accessories are considered to form a whole with a good if

    • (i) they are imported with the good,

    • (ii) they constitute the equipment customarily included in the sale of a good of that kind, and

    • (iii) their price is included in that of the good and no separate charge is made.

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Marginal note:Retention of originating status

5 When a good that qualifies as originating is transported outside a beneficiary country, beneficiary-plus country or least developed country, the good retains its originating status only if

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  (a) the good remains under customs control outside the beneficiary country, beneficiary-plus country or least developed country; and

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  (b) the good does not undergo any further production or other operation outside the beneficiary country, beneficiary-plus country or least developed 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.