E7: Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) – Import

CUSMA TPL EICS Codes

• HS Chapter 52 - Cotton yarns and woven fabrics
• HS Chapter 54 - Man-made filament yarns and woven fabrics
• HS Chapter 55 - Man-made staple fibre yarns and woven fabrics
• HS Chapter 56 - Wadding, felt and non-wovens and special yarns
• HS Chapter 58 - Special woven fabrics, pile, terry and tufted 
• HS Chapter 60 - Knitted or crocheted fabrics
• HS Chapter 61 - Articles of apparel, knitted or crocheted
• HS Chapter 62 - Articles of apparel, not knitted or crocheted
  • HS Chapter 62 - Expired - Articles of apparel, not knitted or crocheted - For Retroactive TPL applications only
• HS Chapter 63 - Other made up textiles 
• HS Chapter 94 - Bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings
  • HS Chapter 94 - Expired - Bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings - For Retroactive TPL applications only
• HS Chapter 96 - Baby diapers and other sanitary textile articles

With the implementation of CUSMA on July 1, 2020, imports from the USA and Mexico of wool apparel, cotton or man-made fibre apparel, cotton or man-made fibre fabrics and made-up goods, and cotton or man-made fibre spun yarn and metallized yarn are eligible for CUSMA preferential tariff treatment up to specified Tariff Preference Levels (TPL). TPL-eligible goods are not considered originating goods. TPLs provide access to the CUSMA rates of duty to a certain quantity for goods that do not meet the rules of origin.

Imports from the United States or Mexico

For apparel goods and textile products as defined below imported from the United States or Mexico which are eligible for CUSMA preferential tariff treatment, the import permit will indicate in the "other terms and conditions" block the equivalent square metre quantity eligible for TPL.

Apparel Goods

(1) Apparel goods that

1. are both cut or knit to shape and sewn or otherwise assembled in Mexico or the United States from fabric or yarn produced or obtained outside the free trade area; and
2. are not included in another item on the ICL (Import Control List).

(2) In this item,

• "apparel goods" means goods provided for in Chapters 61 and 62, and goods classified under heading 96.19 that are of textile material other than wadding, in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff. (vêtements)
• "free-trade area" means the area comprising Canada, Mexico and the United States; (zone de libre-échange)
• Mexico has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff. (Mexique)
• United States has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Tariff. (États-Unis)

Cotton or Man-made Fibre Fabric and Made-up Textile Goods

(1) Cotton or man-made fibre fabric and cotton or man-made fibre made-up textile goods provided for in Chapters 52 to 55, excluding goods containing 36% or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair, and in Chapters 58, 60 and 63 of the Customs Tariff that

1. are woven or knit in the territory of a Party from yarn produced or obtained outside the territories of the Parties or yarn produced in the territories of the Parties from fiber produced or obtained outside the territories of the Parties, or knit in the territory in a Party from yarn spun in the territory of a Party from fiber produced or obtained outside the territories of the Parties; and
2. are not included in another item on the ICL (Import Control List).

(2) In this item,

• "free trade area", "Mexico" and "United States" have the same meaning as in Apparel Goods, above.

(3) Imports from the United States into Canada shall be limited to goods of Chapter 60 or heading 63.03 of the H.S.

Goods of Subheading 9404.90

(1) Goods provided for in subheading 9404.90 of the Customs Tariff that

1. are finished, cut and sewn or otherwise assembled in Mexico or the United States from fabrics of subheadings 5208.11 to 5208.29, 5209.11 to 5209.29, 5210.11 to 5210.29, 5211.11 to 5211.20, 5212.11, 5212.12, 5212.21, 5212.22, 5407.41, 5407.51, 5407.71, 5407.81, 5407.91, 5408.21, 5408.31, 5512.11, 5512.21, 5512.91, 5513.11 to 5513.19, 5514.11 to 5514.19, 5516.11, 5516.21, 5516.31, 5516.41 or 5516.91 in the List of Tariff Provisions set out in the schedule to the Customs Tariff that are produced or obtained outside the free trade area; and
2. are not included in another item on the ICL (Import Control List).

(2) In this item,

• "free trade area", "Mexico" and "United States" have the same meaning as in Apparel Goods, above.

Cotton or Man-made Fibre Yarns

(1) Cotton or man-made fibre yarn that is classified under heading Nos. 52.05 to 52.07 or 55.09 to 55.11 of the Customs Tariff that

1. is spun in Mexico or the United States from fibre classified under heading Nos. 52.01 to 52.03 or 55.01 to 55.07 of the Customs Tariff and produced or obtained outside the free trade area; and
2. is not included in another item on the ICL (Import Control List).

(2) For the purposes of trade between the United States and Canada, metallized yarn that is classified under subheading 5605.00 that are formed the United States from fibers obtained outside the free trade area.

(3) In this item,

• "free trade area", "Mexico" and "United States" have the same meaning as in Apparel Goods, above.