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12 The following definitions apply in this Part.

class of motor vehicles

class of motor vehicles  means one of the following classes of motor vehicles:

• (a) road tractors for semi-trailers of subheading 8701.20, vehicles for the transport of 16 or more persons of subheading 8702.10 or 8702.90, motor vehicles for the transport of goods of subheading 8704.10, 8704.22, 8704.23, 8704.32 or 8704.90, special purpose motor vehicles of heading 87.05 or chassis fitted with engines of heading 87.06;

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• (c) vehicles for the transport of 15 or fewer persons of subheading 8702.10 or 8702.90 or light trucks of subheading 8704.21 or 8704.31; or

high-wage transportation or related costs for shipping

high-wage transportation or related costs for shipping  means costs incurred by a producer for transportation, logistics or material handling associated with the movement of high-wage parts or materials within the territories of the CUSMA countries, provided that the transportation, logistics or material handling provider pays an average base hourly wage rate to direct production employees performing these services of at least

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High-wage transportation or related costs for shipping may be included in high wage material and manufacturing expenses if those costs are not otherwise included. (frais de transport ou connexes d’expédition à rémunération élevée)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

  accessories, spare parts, tools, or instructional or other information materials

  accessories, spare parts, tools, or instructional or other information materials  means goods that are delivered with a good, whether or not they are physically affixed to that good, and that are used for the transport, protection, maintenance or cleaning of the good, for instruction in assembly, repair or use of that good, or as replacements for consumable or interchangeable parts of that good. (accessoires, pièces de rechange, outils, modes d’emploi ou autres documents d’information)

  adjusted to exclude any costs incurred in the international shipment of the good

  adjusted to exclude any costs incurred in the international shipment of the good  means, with respect to the transaction value of a good, adjusted by

  • (a) deducting the following costs if those costs are included in the transaction value of the good:

    • (i) the costs of transporting the good after it is shipped from the point of direct shipment,

    • (ii) the costs of unloading, loading, handling and insurance that are associated with that transportation, and

  • (b) if the following costs are not included in the transaction value of the good, adding

    • (i) the costs of transporting the good from the place of production to the point of direct shipment,

    • (ii) the costs of loading, unloading, handling and insurance that are associated with that transportation, and

  packing materials and containers

  packing materials and containers  means materials and containers that are used to protect a good during transportation, but does not include packaging materials and containers. (matières d’emballage et contenants)

Marginal note:Transport requirements — retention of originating status

• 10 (1) If an originating good is transported outside the territories of the CUSMA countries, the good retains its originating status if

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  • (b) the good does not undergo further production or any other operation outside the territories of the CUSMA countries, other than unloading, reloading, separation from a bulk shipment, storing, labelling or other marking required by the importing CUSMA country or any other operation necessary to transport the good to the territory of the importing CUSMA country or to preserve the good in good condition, including

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Marginal note:VNM

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• (2) Despite section 13 and Schedule 1, the RVC requirement is 62.5% under the net cost method for

  • (a) a motor vehicle for the transport of 15 or fewer persons of subheading 8702.10 or 8702.90;

• (3) Despite section 13 and Schedule 1, the RVC requirement is 60% under the net cost method for

  • (a) a good that is:

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    • (ii) a motor vehicle for the transport of 16 or more persons of subheading 8702.10 or 8702.90;

13 Except as provided for in section 19, the product-specific rule of origin for a good of headings 87.01 through 87.08 is set out in the following table: