I know my customer is in for a nasty shock whenever I hear a statement beginning with the following phrase, I thought we had a Free Trade Agreement...
1. so all the goods from USA and Mexico are duty free!
All goods made in the USA and meeting the requirements of the NAFTA agreement are duty free on January 1, 1998.
All goods made in Mexico and meeting the requirements of the NAFTA agreement are duty free on January 1, 2001.
Many goods are already duty free but not all.
Remember the free trade agreement only applies to goods of North American origin which meet all the regulations under NAFTA.
2. so as an importer I don't need to make any declaration to Customs!
Canada, USA and Mexico did not enter a Customs union. They still have their own customs administrations and all require declarations of value, quantity, country of origin and description.
3. so I can import any car from the USA to Canada!
As far as Customs is concerned, any USA made car, regardless of age, may be imported duty free into Canada. Unfortunately, in 1989, safety requirements in USA and Canada diverged widely. For example, Canada requires day-time running lights and rear-seat shoulder belts. The Canadian Ministry of Transportation will not authorize the import of any car which does not meet Canadian safety requirements.
4. all US made goods can be sold in Canada!
The NAFTA agreement does address many areas where Canadian and US standards differ and there are provisions to harmonize these standards. Do not assume that Canadian and American standards are the same. Some examples of differences are evident in labeling requirements. Meat products must show the weight in kilograms for sale in Canada. Canada still requires that most consumer goods must have bilingual labels - French/English. аЯрЁБс ўџ р ђљOhЋ +'Гй0 а S u m m a r y I n f o r m a t i o n џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ( џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ / џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ м D h А д ј @ d Ќ ўџџџ C:\MS\WW\TEMPLATE\NORMAL.DOT / James B. Byrne James B. Byrne @ чЩdЛ @ МWЦw @ чЩdЛ 6 щ @ Microsoft Word 6.0 2 џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџмЅe =Р e ) з ) j j j j j j ) є 1 Њ Њ Њ Њ Њ Њ Њ Њ Ш Ъ Ъ Ъ 4 ў ь ъ ь ж % T y ^ є j Њ Њ Њ Њ Њ є Њ j j Њ Њ Њ Њ Њ Њ j Њ j Њ Ш j x j j j j Њ Ш Њ Њ
I know my customer is in for a nasty shock whenever I hear a statement beginning with the following phrase, I thought we had a Free Trade Agreement...
1. so all the goods from USA and Mexico are duty free!
All goods made in the USA and meeting the requirements of the NAFTA agreement are duty free on January 1, 1998.
All goods made in Mexico and meeting the requirements of the NAFTA agreement are duty free on January 1, 2001.
Many goods are already duty free but not all.
Remember the free trade agreement only applies to goods of North American origin which meet all the regulations under NAFTA.
2. so as an importer I don't need to make any declaration to Customs!
Canada, USA and Mexico did not enter a Customs union. They still have their own customs administrations and all require declarations of value, quantity, country of origin and description.
3. so I can import any car from the USA to Canada!
As far as Customs is concerned, any USA made car, regardless of age, may be imported duty free into Canada. Unfortunately, in 1989, safety requirements in USA and Canada diverged widely. For example, Canada requires day-time running lights and rear-seat shoulder belts. The Canadian Ministry of Transportation will not authorize the import of any car which does not meet Canadian safety requirements.
4. all US made goods can be sold in Canada!
The NAFTA agreement does address many areas where Canadian and US standards differ and there are provisions to harmonize these standards. Do not assume that Canadian and American standards are the same. Some examples of differences are evident in labeling requirements. Meat products must show the weight in kilograms for sale in Canada. Canada still requires that most consumer goods must have bilingual labels - French/English. b џџџџ џџџџ ) = ў u / 6 7 > ? А И Й Р С Х L c g І Њ ш a П У @ D и S W ж S д * ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы -* . b f Ѕ х $ h Ї х ! ) ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы ў Р!ы K @ёџ Normal a " A@ђџЁ " Default Paragraph Font џџ џџ b = * ) James B. Byrne A:\NAFTA.HTMџ@\\HAM_HAL_G02_U01\hal_ham_g02_u01_p1 Ne00: winspool \\HAM_HAL_G02_U01\hal_ham_g02_u | p k X X Letter n & K e y s & M o d џџџџџџ џџ џџ џџ џџ џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ ''' ' \\HAM_HAL_G02_U01\hal_ham_g02_u | p k X X Letter ў №№№ ссс ввв УУУ ДДД ЅЅЅ џџџџџџ џџ џџ џџ џџ џџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџџ ''' ' 1 Times New Roman Symbol & Arial " а h тІ тІ 6 щ $^ . James B. ByrneJames B. Byrne аЯрЁБс > ўџ