Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement
List of Chilean Tariff Reductions
Unless otherwise mentioned in the following tariff reduction categories, goods originating in Canada will receive duty-free treatment as of the date on which the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement comes into effect.
Tariff Removal - Description of Tariff Reduction Categories
The following reduction categories will be applied for the purpose of eliminating customs duties:
I. List A+: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over three years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 1999:
i. Entry in effect: 7%
ii. 1 January 1998 3.5%
iii. 1 January 1999 0%
II. List A*: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over three years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 1999:
i. Entry in effect: 8%
ii. 1 January 1998 4%
iii. 1 January 1999 0%
III. List AB: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over four years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2000:
i. Entry in effect: 8%
ii. 1 January 1998 8%
iii. 1 January 1999 4%
iv. 1 January 2000 0%
IV. List E: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over five years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2001:
i. Entry in effect: 5.5%
ii. 1 January 1998 5%
iii. 1 January 1999 4%
iv. 1 January 2000 3%
v. 1 January 2001 0%
V. List B-: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over six years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2002:
i. Entry in effect: 5.5%
ii. 1 January 1998 4.4%
iii. 1 January 1999 3.3%
iv. 1 January 2000 2.2%
v. 1 January 2001 1.1%
vi. 1 January 2002 0%
VI. List B: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over six years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2002:
i. Entry in effect: 8%
ii. 1 January 1998 6.5%
iii. 1 January 1999 5%
iv. 1 January 2000 3.5%
v. 1 January 2001 2%
vi. 1 January 2002 0%
VII. List B+: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over six years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2002:
i. Entry in effect: 8%
ii. 1 January 1998 8% [sic]
iii. 1 January 1999 6%
iv. 1 January 2000 4%
v. 1 January 2001 2%
vi. 1 January 2002 0%
VIII. List F: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over seven years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2003:
i. Entry in effect: 10%
ii. 1 January 1998 9%
iii. 1 January 1999 7%
iv. 1 January 2000 5%
v. 1 January 2001 4%
vi. 1 January 2002 2%
vii. 1 January 2003 0%
IX. List BC: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over eight years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2004:
i. Entry in effect: 6%
ii. 1 January 1998 5%
iii. 1 January 1999 4%
iv. 1 January 2000 3%
v. 1 January 2001 2.5%
vi. 1 January 2002 2%
vii. 1 January 2003 1%
viii 1 January 2004 0%
X. List C-: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over eleven years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2007:
i. Entry in effect: 8%
ii. 1 January 1998 8%
iii. 1 January 1999 8%
iv. 1 January 2000 7%
v. 1 January 2001 6%
vi. 1 January 2002 5%
vii. 1 January 2003 4%
viii 1 January 2004 3%
ix. 1 January 2005 2%
x. 1 January 2006 1%
xi. 1 January 2007 0%
XI. List C: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over eleven years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2007:
i. Entry in effect: 10%
ii. 1 January 1998 9%
iii. 1 January 1999 8%
iv. 1 January 2000 7%
v. 1 January 2001 6%
vi. 1 January 2002 5%
vii. 1 January 2003 4%
viii 1 January 2004 3%
ix. 1 January 2005 2%
x. 1 January 2006 1%
xi. 1 January 2007 0%
XII. List C*: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over eleven years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2007:
i. Entry in effect: 11%
ii. 1 January 1998 11%
iii. 1 January 1999 11%
iv. 1 January 2000 11%
v. 1 January 2001 10%
vi. 1 January 2002 10%
vii. 1 January 2003 8%
viii 1 January 2004 6%
ix. 1 January 2005 4%
x. 1 January 2006 2%
xi. 1 January 2007 0%
XIII. List C-15: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over sixteen years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2012:
i. Entry in effect: 11%
ii. 1 January 1998 11%
iii. 1 January 1999 11%
iv. 1 January 2000 11%
v. 1 January 2001 11%
vi. 1 January 2002 11%
vii. 1 January 2003 11%
viii 1 January 2004 11%
ix. 1 January 2005 11%
x. 1 January 2006 11%
xi. 1 January 2007 10%
xii. 1 January 2008 8%
xiii. 1 January 2009 6%
xiv. 1 January 2010 4%
xv. 1 January 2011 2%
xvi. 1 January 2012 0%
XIV. List C-16: Customs duties on the goods in the tariff headings in this reduction category will be eliminated over seventeen years, on the basis of the following timetable, and said goods will be duty free as of January 1, 2013:
i. Entry in effect: 11%
ii. 1 January 1998 11%
iii. 1 January 1999 11%
iv. 1 January 2000 11%
v. 1 January 2001 11%
vi. 1 January 2002 11%
vii. 1 January 2003 11%
viii 1 January 2004 11%
ix. 1 January 2005 11%
x. 1 January 2006 11%
xi. 1 January 2007 11%
xii. 1 January 2008 10%
xiii. 1 January 2009 8%
xiv. 1 January 2010 6%
xv. 1 January 2011 4%
xvi. 1 January 2012 2%
xvii. 1 January 2013 0%
XV. List C-18: The goods in the tariff headings in this category will be duty free as of 1 January 2014. The tariff reductions in this list will be reviewed prior to 1 January 2004.
XVI. List Y: The goods in this list will be excluded from tariff reductions.
XVII. In the event that Chile makes a unilateral tariff reduction prior to 1 January 2000, the preference margin for goods from Canada will be adjusted so that it will not be less then two percentage points for tariff headings 4801.00.00, 4802.60.10, 4802.60.20 and 4802.60.90 and for the products subject to List B of the Chilean Tariff Reduction Lists, not less than two percentage points for the products subject to lists B+ and C- mentioned in the Annex, and not less than one percentage point for the products subject to lists C and C* mentioned in the Annex. The residual tariff for each tariff heading will be eliminated linearly based on the reduction schedule established in the Chilean Tariff Reduction Lists on a case-by-case basis.
Annex:
- 0105.19 | 1205.00 | 1905.40 | 3901.20 | 7007.29
- 0407.00 | 1206.00 | 2004.10 | 3919.10 | 7009.91
- 0701.90 | 1601.00 | 2103.90.10 | 3919.90
- 0710.21 | 1602.10 | 2106.90.10 | 3920.20
- 0713.10 | 1901.20 | 2829.11 | 7005.21
- 1201.00 | 1901.90 | 3901.10 | 7007.19
Note:
If a tariff is reduced in equal annual stages, the first stage will be considered as one full year, even if the reduction is implemented during the year of entry into effect and all subsequent reductions, unless otherwise determined, will take place on 1 January of each of the following years.
Comments on the Chilean Tariff Reduction Lists
Tariff headings 0201.1000/2000/3000 and 0202/1000/2000/3000 (beef). A quota with a tariff of 0% is applied overall to these headings. The initial quota for 1998 is 4,000 tonnes. It will be increased to 6,000 tonnes in 1999, to 8,000 tonnes in 2000, and to 10,000 tonnes a year starting in 2001.
Tariff headings 0203.1100/1200/1900/2100/2200/2900 (pork). A quota with a tariff of 0% is applied overall to these headings. The initial quota for in year one is 3,000 tonnes and 4,000 tonnes starting in 1998.
Tariff headings 1514.1000 and 1514.9000 (canola oil). A quota with a tariff of 0% is applied overall to these headings. The initial quota in year one is 3,000 tonnes and 5,000 tonnes starting in 1998.
Tariff heading 3104.200 (potassium chloride). A quota with a tariff of 0% is applied to this heading. The quota as of year one is 34,000 tonnes a year.
Notes:
1. Chile's commitment with regard to future access for certain products, as established in the letter from the Chilean Chief Negotiator to the Canadian Chief Negotiator of November 12, 1996, is included in the Chilean Tariff Reduction Lists and forms an integral part of this Agreement.
2. The current system of allocating quotas in Chile is in order of arrival (the first to arrive is the first served). If on a given day, more than one import declaration is presented and the annual quota is insufficient to satisfy all of them, they will be distributed proportionately on that day.
3. The numbers of the tariff headings, subheadings and items identified in this annex are based on the 1990 Harmonized System. The Parties will revise these references to reflect the changes in the 1996 Harmonized System.
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