Trade and Industry Department, Hong Kong announces that the Canadian Government has recently declared certain initiatives to support the global competitiveness of the Canadian apparel industry.
The initiatives include the elimination of tariffs on textile inputs with no or minimum production in Canada.
DETAILS
Pursuant to the recommendations made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) in April 2006 and the outcomes of consultations with the domestic industry, the Canadian Government announced on 8 December 2006 the following three new tariff measures:
- Elimination of tariffs on four items of apparel fabrics of particular interest to Canadian apparel producers where the CITT has determined that these fabrics are not available from Canadian production;
- Povision of tariff relief on 16 items of apparel fabrics where domestic production averages less than CAD5,000 annually; and
- Replacement of 41 gender-specific tariff descriptions with gender-neutral descriptions and generic apparel applications.
The initiatives include the elimination of tariffs on textile inputs with no or minimum production in Canada.
DETAILS
Pursuant to the recommendations made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) in April 2006 and the outcomes of consultations with the domestic industry, the Canadian Government announced on 8 December 2006 the following three new tariff measures:
- Elimination of tariffs on four items of apparel fabrics of particular interest to Canadian apparel producers where the CITT has determined that these fabrics are not available from Canadian production;
- Povision of tariff relief on 16 items of apparel fabrics where domestic production averages less than CAD5,000 annually; and
- Replacement of 41 gender-specific tariff descriptions with gender-neutral descriptions and generic apparel applications.
