CUSMA Rules of Origin Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. 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 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 (iii) the cost of packing materials and containers; 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 (iii) the costs of loading the good for shipment at the point of direct shipment. ( ajustée pour exclure tous autres frais engagés pour l’expédition internationale ) Agreement means the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement . ( Accord ) applicable change in tariff classification means, with respect to a non-originating material used in the production of a good, a change in tariff classification specified in a rule set out in Schedule 1 for the tariff provision under which the good is classified. ( changement de classification tarifaire applicable ) aquaculture means the farming of aquatic organisms – including fish, molluscs, crustaceans, other aquatic invertebrates and aquatic plants – from seed stock such as eggs, fry, fingerlings or larvae, by intervention in the rearing or growth processes to enhance production, such as by regular stocking, feeding or protection from predators. (aquaculture) costs incurred in packing means, with respect to a good or material, the value of the packing materials and containers in which the good or material is packed for shipment and the labour costs incurred in packing it for shipment, but does not include the costs of preparing and packaging it for retail sale. ( frais engagés pour emballer ) CUSMA country means a Party to the Agreement. ( pays ACEUM ) Customs Valuation Agreement means the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, contained in Annex 1A to the Marrakech Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, done in Marrackech on 15 April 1994. ( Accord sur l’évaluation en douane ) customs value means (a) in the case of Canada, value for duty as defined in the Customs Act , except that for the purpose of determining that value the reference in section 55 of that Act to “in accordance with regulations made under the Currency Act ” is to be read as a reference to “in accordance with subsection 2 (1) of the CUSMA Rules of Origin Regulations ”; (b) in the case of Mexico, the valor en aduana as determined in accordance with the Ley Aduanera , converted, if that value is not expressed in Mexican currency, to Mexican currency at the rate of exchange determined in accordance with subsection 2 (1); and (c) in the case of the United States, the value of imported merchandise as determined by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in accordance with section 402 of the Tariff Act of 1930 of the United States, as amended, converted, if that value is not expressed in United States currency, to United States currency at the rate of exchange determined in accordance with subsection 2 (1). ( valeur