Customs Act

Marginal note:Methods of verification

• 42.1 (1) Any officer, or any officer within a class of officers, designated by the President for the purposes of this section, or any person, or any person within a class of persons, designated by the President to act on behalf of such an officer, may, subject to the prescribed conditions,

  • (a) conduct a verification of origin of goods for which preferential tariff treatment under a free trade agreement, other than CEFTA, is claimed

    • (i) by entering any prescribed premises or place at any reasonable time, or

    • (ii) in the prescribed manner; or

  • (b) enter any prescribed premises or place at any reasonable time to verify the amount, if any, of

    • (i) a relief under section 89 of the Customs Tariff from the payment of any duties payable in respect of imported goods that are subsequently exported to a NAFTA country, or

    • (ii) a drawback under section 113 of the Customs Tariff of duties paid in respect of imported goods that are subsequently exported to a NAFTA country.

• Marginal note:Method of verification under CEFTA

  (1.1) Any officer, or any officer within a class of officers, designated by the President for the purposes of this section, or any person, or any person within a class of persons, designated by the President to act on behalf of such an officer, may, subject to any prescribed conditions, conduct a verification of origin of goods for which preferential tariff treatment under CEFTA is claimed by requesting in writing that the customs administration of the EFTA state of export conduct a verification and provide an opinion as to whether the goods are originating within the meaning of Annex C of CEFTA.

• Marginal note:Withdrawal of preferential tariff treatment

  (2) If an exporter or producer of goods that are subject to a verification of origin under paragraph (1)(a) fails to comply with the prescribed requirements or, in the case of a verification of origin under subparagraph (1)(a)(i), does not consent to the verification of origin in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed time, preferential tariff treatment under a free trade agreement, other than CEFTA, may be denied or withdrawn from the goods.

• Marginal note:Withdrawal of preferential tariff treatment under CEFTA

  (3) Preferential tariff treatment under CEFTA may be denied or withdrawn from the goods

  • (a) if the EFTA state of export fails to conduct a verification or provide an opinion as to whether the goods are originating;

  • (b) if an officer or other person designated under subsection (1.1) is unable to determine whether the goods are originating; or

  • (c) in any other prescribed circumstances.