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Table of Contents

1.       United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Text – Chapters
2. Preamble
3. Initial Provisions and General Definitions
4.        National Treatment and Market Access for Goods

• US Tariff Schedule
  • US TRQ Appendix
• MX Tariff Schedule
• CA Tariff Schedule
  • CA TRQ Appendix

3. Agriculture

• Agriculture Chapter 
• Mexico-US Bilateral Annex
• Canada-US Bilateral Annex
• Alcohol Annex
• Proprietary Food Formulas Annex

4. Rules of Origin, with Product Specific Rules
5. Origin Procedures
6. Textiles and Apparel
7. Customs and Trade Facilitation
8. Recognition of the Mexican State’s Direct, Inalienable, and Imprescriptible Ownership of Hydrocarbons
9. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
10. Trade Remedies
11. Technical Barriers to Trade
12. Sectoral Annexes
13. Government Procurement
14.      Investment
15. Cross-Border Trade in Services
16. Temporary Entry
17. Financial Services   
18. Telecommunications
19. Digital Trade
20. Intellectual Property
21. Competition Policy
22.      State-Owned Enterprises
23. Labor
24. Environment
25.      Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
26. Competitiveness
27. Anticorruption
28. Good Regulatory Practices
29. Publication and Administration
30. Administrative and Institutional Provisions
31. Dispute Settlement
32. Exceptions and General Provisions
33. Macroeconomic Policies and Exchange Rate Matters
34. Final Provisions

1. Agreement Annexes – U.S. See Trade Representative URL.

• Annex I Investment and Services Non-Conforming Measures – Explanatory Note
• Annex I Investment and Services Non-Conforming Measures – Mexico
• Annex I Investment and Services Non-Conforming Measures – United States
• Annex II Investment and Services Non-Conforming Measures – Explanatory Note
• Annex II Investment and Services Non-Conforming Measures – Mexico
• Annex II Investment and Services Non-Conforming Measures – United States
• Annex III – Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures – Explanatory Note
• Annex III – Financial Services Non-Confirming Measures – Mexico
• Annex III – Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures – United States
• Annex III – Financial Services Non-Conforming Measures – Canada
• Annex IV – SOEs Non-Conforming Activities

1. Side Letters – See U.S. Trade Representative URL.
2. United States-Mexico Side Letter on Distinctive Products
3. United States-Mexico Side Letter on Auto Safety Standards
4. United States-Mexico Side Letter on Biologics
5. United States-Mexico Side Letter on Prior Users
6. United States-Mexico Side Letter on Cheese Names
7. United States-Canada Side Letter on Wine
8. United States-Canada Side Letter on Water
9. United States-Canada Side Letter on Guidelines for Research and Development Expenditures, 2004
10. US Canada 232 Side Letter
11. US Mexico 232 Side Letter
12. US-Canada 232 Process Side Letter
13. US-Mexico 232 Process Side Letter

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UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA)

PREAMBLE

The Government of the United States of America, the Government of the United Mexican States, and the Government of Canada (collectively “the Parties”), resolving to:

STRENGTHEN ANEW the longstanding friendship between them and their peoples, and the strong economic cooperation that has developed through trade and investment;

REPLACE the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement with a 21st Century, high standard new agreement to support mutually beneficial trade leading to freer, fairer markets, and to robust economic growth in the region;

PRESERVE AND EXPAND regional trade and production by further incentivizing the production and sourcing of goods and materials in the region;

ENHANCE AND PROMOTE the competitiveness of regional exports and firms in global markets, and conditions of fair competition in the region;

SUPPORT the growth and development of small and medium-sized enterprises by enhancing their ability to participate in and benefit from the opportunities created by this Agreement, recognizing their contributions to economic growth, employment, community development, and innovation;

ESTABLISH a clear, transparent, and predictable legal and commercial framework for business planning, that supports further expansion of trade and investment;

FACILITATE trade between the Parties by promoting efficient and transparent customs procedures that reduce costs and ensure predictability for importers and exporters, and encourage the expand of cooperation in the area of trade facilitation and enforcement;

RECOGNIZE their inherent right to regulate and resolve to preserve the flexibility of the Parties to set legislative and regulatory priorities, in a manner consistent with this Agreement, and protect legitimate public welfare objectives, such as public health, safety, the environment, the conservation of living or non-living exhaustible natural resources, the integrity and stability of the financial system and public morals, in accordance with the rights and obligations provided in this Agreement;

FACILITATE trade in goods and services between the Parties by preventing, identifying, and eliminating unnecessary technical barriers to trade, enhancing transparency, and promoting good regulatory practices;

PROTECT human, animal, or plant life or health in the territories of the Parties and advance science-based decision making while facilitating trade between them;

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ELIMINATE obstacles to international trade which are more trade-restrictive than necessary;

FOSTER creativity and innovation, and promote trade in goods and services that are the subject of intellectual property rights, in a manner conducive to social and economic welfare

PROMOTE high levels of environmental protection, including through effective enforcement by each Party of its environmental laws, as well as through enhanced environmental cooperation, and further the aims of sustainable development, including through mutually supportive trade and environmental policies and practices;

PROMOTE the protection and enforcement of labor rights, the improvement of working conditions, the strengthening of cooperation and the Parties’ capacity on labor issues;

SUPPORT the implementation of government-wide practices to promote regulatory quality through greater transparency, objective analysis, accountability, and predictability, recognizing that these practices can facilitate international trade, investment, and economic growth, while contributing to each Party’s ability to achieve its public policy objectives;

PROMOTE transparency, good governance and the rule of law, and eliminate bribery and corruption in trade and investment;

RECOGNIZE the important work that their relevant authorities are doing to strengthen macroeconomic cooperation; and

ESTABLISH an Agreement to address future trade and investment challenges and opportunities, and contribute to advancing their respective priorities over time,

HAVE AGREED as follows:

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CHAPTER 1
INITIAL PROVISIONS AND GENERAL DEFINITIONS Section A – Initial Provisions

Article 1.1: Establishment of a Free Trade Area

The Parties, consistent with Article XXIV of the GATT 1994 and Article V of the GATS, hereby establish a free trade area.

Article 1.2: Relation to Other Agreements

Each Party affirms its existing rights and obligations with respect to each other under the WTO Agreement and other agreements to which it and another Party are party.

Article 1.3: Persons Exercising Delegated Governmental Authority

Each Party shall ensure that a person that has been delegated regulatory, administrative, or other governmental authority by a Party acts in accordance with the Party’s obligations as set out under this Agreement in the exercise of that authority.

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Section B – General Definitions

Article 1.4: General Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided:
AD Agreement means the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, set out in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement; central level of government means:

1. (a)  for Canada, the Government of Canada;
2. (b)  for Mexico, the federal level of government; and
3. (c)  for the United States, the federal level of government;

Commission means the Free Trade Commission established under Article 30.1;

covered investment means, with respect to a Party, an investment in its territory of an investor of another Party in existence as of the date of entry into force of this Agreement or established, acquired, or expanded thereafter;

customs administration means the competent authority that is responsible under the law of a Party for the administration of customs laws and regulations or any successor of such customs administration;

customs duty includes a duty or charge of any kind imposed on or in connection with the importation of a good, and any surtax or surcharge imposed in connection with such importation, but does not include any:

1. (a)  charge equivalent to an internal tax imposed consistently with Article III:2 of the GATT 1994;
2. (b)  fee or other charge in connection with the importation commensurate with the cost of services rendered;
3. (c)  antidumping or countervailing duty; and
4. (d)  premium offered or collected on an imported good arising out of any tendering system in respect of the administration of quantitative import restrictions, tariff rate quotas, or tariff preference levels;

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customs offense means any act committed for the purpose of, or having the effect of, avoiding a Party’s laws or regulations pertaining to the terms of this Agreement governing importations or exportations of goods between, or transit of goods through, the territories of the Parties, specifically those that violate a customs law or regulation for restrictions or prohibitions on imports or exports, duty evasion, transshipment, falsification of documents relating to the importation or exportation of goods, fraud, or smuggling of goods;

Customs Valuation Agreement means the Agreement on Implementation of Article VII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, set out in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement;

days means calendar days, including weekends and holidays;
Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU) means the Understanding on Rules and

Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes, set out in Annex 2 to the WTO Agreement;

duty deferral program includes measures such as those governing foreign trade zones, temporary importations under bond, bonded warehouses, “maquiladoras”, and inward processing programs;

enterprise means an entity constituted or organized under applicable law, whether or not for profit, and whether privately-owned or governmentally-owned or controlled, including a corporation, trust, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint venture, association or similar organization;

enterprise of a Party means an enterprise constituted or organized under the law of a Party; existing means in effect on the date of entry into force of this Agreement;

GATS means the General Agreement on Trade in Services, set out in Annex 1B to the WTO Agreement;

GATT 1994 means the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, set out in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement;

goods means a merchandise, product, article, or material;
goods of a Party means domestic products as these are understood in the GATT 1994 or such

goods as the Parties may agree, and includes originating goods of a Party;

government procurement means the process by which a government obtains the use of or acquires goods or services, or any combination thereof, for governmental purposes and not with a view to commercial sale or resale or use in the production or supply of goods or services

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for commercial sale or resale;

Harmonized System (HS)means theHarmonized Commodity Description and Coding System, including its General Rules of Interpretation, Section Notes, Chapter Notes, and Subheading Notes as adopted and implemented by the Parties in their respective laws;

heading means the first four digits in the tariff classification number under the Harmonized System;

individual means a natural person;
measure includes any law, regulation, procedure, requirement, or practice;

NAFTA 1994 means the Agreement as done in December in 1992 and entered into force on January 1, 1994;

national means a “natural person who has the nationality of a Party” as set out below for each Party or a permanent resident of a Party:

1. (a)  for Mexico, a person who has the nationality of Mexico in accordance with its applicable laws; and
2. (b)  for the United States, a “national of the United States” as defined in the Immigration and Nationality Act;

originating means qualifying as originating under the rules of origin set out in Chapter 4 (Rules of Origin) or Chapter 6 (Textile and Apparel Goods);

person means a natural person or an enterprise;

person of a Party means a national of a Party or an enterprise of a Party;

preferential tariff treatment means the duty rate applicable to an originating good;

publish means to disseminate information through paper or electronic means that is distributed widely and is readily accessible to the general public;

recovered material means a material in the form of one or more individual parts that results from:

1. (a)  the disassembly of a used good into individual parts; and
2. (b)  the cleaning, inspecting, testing or other processing of those parts as necessary for improvement to sound working condition;

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remanufactured good means a good classified in HS Chapters 84 through 90 or under heading 94.02 except goods classified under HS headings 84.18, 85.09, 85.10, and 85.16, 87.03 or subheadings 8414.51, 8450.11, 8450.12, 8508.11, and 8517.11, that is entirely or partially composed of recovered materials and:

1. (a)  has a similar life expectancy and performs the same as or similar to such a good when new; and
2. (b)  has a factory warranty similar to that applicable to such a good when new;

regional level of government means:

1. (a)  for Canada, a province or territory of Canada;
2. (b)  for Mexico, a state of the United Mexican States; and

(b) for the United States, a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico;

Safeguards Agreement means the Agreement on Safeguards, set out in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement;

sanitary or phytosanitary measure means a measure referred to in paragraph 1 of Annex A to the SPS Agreement;

SCM Agreement means the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures set out in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement;

Secretariat means the Secretariat established under Article 30.6;
SME means a small and medium-sized enterprise, including a micro-sized enterprise;

SPS Agreement means the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, set out in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement;

state enterprise means an enterprise that is owned, or controlled through ownership interests, by a Party;

subheading means the first six digits in the tariff classification number under] the Harmonized System;

territory has for each Party the meaning set out at Annex 1-A (Party-Specific Definitions);

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textile or apparel good means a textile or apparel good classified in HS subheading 4202.12, 4202.22, 4202.32, or 4202.92 (luggage, handbags and similar articles with an outer surface of textile materials), heading 50.04 through 50.07, 51.04 through 51.13, 52.04 through 52.12, 53.03 through 53.11, Chapter 54 through 63, heading 66.01 (umbrellas) or heading 70.19 (yarns and fabrics of glass fiber), subheading 9404.90 (articles of bedding and similar furnishing), or heading 96.19 (babies diapers and other sanitary textile articles);

TRIPS Agreement means the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, set out in Annex 1C to the WTO Agreement1;

WTO means the World Trade Organization; and
WTO Agreement means the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade

Organization, done at Marrakesh on April 15, 1994.

1 For greater certainty, TRIPS Agreement includes any waiver in force between the Parties of any provision of the TRIPS Agreement granted by WTO Members in accordance with the WTO Agreement.

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Section C – Country-Specific Definitions

For the purposes of this Agreement, unless otherwise provided: territory means:

1. (a)  for Canada,
   1. (i)  the land territory, air space, internal waters, and territorial seas of Canada;
   2. (ii)  the exclusive economic zone of Canada; and
   3. (iii)  the continental shelf of Canada;

as determined by its domestic law and consistent with international law.

1. (b)  for Mexico,

(i)

(ii) (iii)

(c) for the (i)

(ii) (iii)

the land territory, including the states of the Federation and Mexico City,

the air space,

the internal waters, territorial sea, and any areas beyond the territorial seas of Mexico within which Mexico may exercise sovereign rights and jurisdiction, as determined by its domestic law, consistent with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, done at Montego Bay on 10 December 1982; and

United States,

the customs territory of the United States, which includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico,

the foreign trade zones located in the United States and Puerto Rico, and

the territorial sea and air space of the United States and any area beyond the territorial sea within which, in accordance with customary international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the

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Law of the Sea, the United States may exercise sovereign rights or jurisdiction.

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CHAPTER 2
NATIONAL TREATMENT AND MARKET ACCESS FOR GOODS

Article 2.1: Definitions

For the purposes of this Chapter:

advertising films and recordings means recorded visual media or audio materials that exhibit for prospective customers the nature or operation of goods or services offered for sale or lease by a person established or resident in the territory of any Party, provided that the films and recordings are not for broadcast to the general public;

commercial samples of negligible value means commercial samples having a value, individually or in the aggregate as shipped, of not more than one U.S. dollar, or the equivalent amount in the currency of another Party, or so marked, torn, perforated, or otherwise treated that they are unsuitable for sale or use except as commercial samples;

consular transactions means requirements that goods of a Party intended for export to the territory of another Party must first be submitted to the supervision of the consul of the importing Party in the territory of the exporting Party, or in the territory of a non-Party, for the purpose of obtaining a consular invoice or a consular visa for a commercial invoice, certificate of origin, manifest, shippers’ export declaration, or any other customs documentation in connection with the importation of the good;

consumed means

1. (a)  actually consumed; or
2. (b)  further processed or manufactured so as to result in a substantial change in the value, form, or use of the good or in the production of another good;

customs duty includes a duty or charge of any kind imposed on or in connection with the importation of a good, and any surtax or surcharge imposed in connection with such importation, but does not include any:

1. (a)  charge equivalent to an internal tax imposed consistently with Article III:2 of the GATT 1994;
2. (b)  fee or other charge in connection with the importation commensurate with the cost of the services rendered;
3. (c)  anti-dumping or countervailing duty; and

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(d) premium offered or collected on an imported good arising out of any tendering system in respect of the administration of quantitative import restrictions, tariff rate quotas, or tariff preference levels;

distributor means a person of a Party who is responsible for the commercial distribution, agency, concession, or representation in the territory of the Party of goods of another Party;

duty deferral program includes measures such as those governing foreign trade zones, temporary importations under bond, bonded warehouses, “maquiladoras”, and inward processing programs;

duty-free means free of customs duty;
goods admitted for sports purposes means sports requisites for use in sports contests,

demonstrations, or training in the territory of the Party into whose territory the goods are admitted;

import licensing means an administrative procedure requiring the submission of an application or other documentation (other than that generally required for customs clearance purposes) to the relevant administrative body or bodies as a prior condition for importation into the territory of the importing Party;

Import Licensing Agreement means the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures, set out in Annex 1A to the WTO Agreement;

performance requirement means a requirement that:

1. (a)  a given level or percentage of goods or services be exported;
2. (b)  domestic goods or services of the Party granting a waiver of customs duties or an import license be substituted for imported goods or services;
3. (c)  a person benefitting from a waiver of customs duties or a grant of an import license purchase other goods or services in the territory of the Party granting the waiver or the import license or accord a preference to domestically produced goods or services;
4. (d)  a person benefitting from a waiver of customs duties or a grant of an import license produce goods or provide services, in the territory of the Party granting the waiver or the import license, with a given level or percentage of domestic content; or
5. (e)  relates in any way the volume or value of imports to the volume or value of exports or to the amount of foreign exchange inflows;

but does not include a requirement that an imported good be: (f) subsequently exported;

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1. (g)  used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported;
2. (h)  substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported; or
3. (i)  substituted by an identical or similar good that is subsequently exported;

printed advertising materials means those goods classified in Chapter 49 of the Harmonized System, including brochures, pamphlets, leaflets, trade catalogues, yearbooks published by trade associations, tourist promotional materials, and posters, that are used to promote, publicize, or advertise a good or service, are essentially intended to advertise a good or service, and are supplied free of charge;

satisfactory evidence means:

1. (a)  a receipt, or a copy of a receipt, evidencing payment of customs duties on a

particular entry;

1. (b)  a copy of the entry document with evidence that it was received by a customs administration;
2. (c)  a copy of a final customs duty determination by a customs administration respecting the relevant entry;
3. (d)  any other evidence of payment of customs duties acceptable under the Uniform Regulations established in accordance with Article 5.17 (Origin Procedures – Uniform Regulations); and

used vehicle means an automobile, a truck, a bus, or a special purpose motor vehicle, not including a motorcycle, that:

1. (a)  has been sold, leased, or loaned;
2. (b)  has been driven for more than
   1. (i)  1,000 kilometers if the vehicle has a gross weight of less than five metric tons, or
   2. (ii)  5,000 kilometers if the vehicle has a gross weight of five metric tons or more; or
3. (c)  was manufactured prior to the current year and at least 90 days have elapsed since the date of manufacture.

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Article 2.2: Scope

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Chapter applies to trade in goods of a Party.

Article 2.3: National Treatment

1. Each Party shall accord national treatment to the goods of another Party in accordance with Article III of the GATT 1994, including its interpretative notes, and to this end, Article III of the GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes are incorporated into and made part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
2. The treatment to be accorded by a Party under paragraph 1 means, with respect to a regional level of government, treatment no less favorable than the most favorable treatment that regional level of government accords to any like, directly competitive, or substitutable goods, as the case may be, of the Party of which it forms a part.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 do not apply to the measures set out in Annex 2-A: Exceptions to Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions).

Article 2.4: Treatment of Customs Duties

1. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Party shall increase any existing customs duty, or adopt any new customs duty, on an originating good.
2. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall apply customs duties on originating goods in accordance with its Schedule to Annex 2-B (Tariff Commitments).
3. On the request of any Party, the Parties shall consult to consider accelerating or broadening the scope of the elimination of customs duties set out in their Schedules to Annex 2-B (Tariff Commitments). An agreement between two or more Parties to accelerate or broaden the scope of the elimination of a customs duty on an originating good shall supersede any duty rate determined pursuant to those Parties’ Schedules to Annex 2-B (Tariff Commitments) for that good once approved by each Party in accordance with its applicable legal procedures.
4. A Party may at any time unilaterally accelerate the elimination of customs duties set out in its Schedule to Annex 2-B (Tariff Commitments) on originating goods.

Article 2.5: Drawback and Duty Deferral Programs

1. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, no Party may refund the amount of customs duties paid, or waive or reduce the amount of customs duties owed, on a good imported into its territory, on condition that the good is:

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1. (a)  subsequently exported to the territory of another Party;
2. (b)  used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party; or
3. (c)  substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party,

in an amount that exceeds the lesser of the total amount of customs duties paid or owed on the good on importation into its territory and the total amount of customs duties paid to another Party on the good that has been subsequently exported to the territory of that other Party.

1. No Party may, on condition of export, refund, waive, or reduce:
   1. (a)  an antidumping or countervailing duty;
   2. (b)  a premium offered or collected on an imported good arising out of any tendering system in respect of the administration of quantitative import restrictions, or tariff rate quotas or tariff preference levels; or
   3. (c)  customs duties paid or owed on a good imported into its territory and substituted by an identical or similar good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party.
2. Where a good is imported into the territory of a Party pursuant to a duty deferral program

and is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party, or is used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party, or is substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party, the Party from whose territory the good is exported:

1. (a)  shall assess the customs duties as if the exported good had been withdrawn for domestic consumption; and
2. (b)  may waive or reduce such customs duties to the extent permitted under paragraph 1.

4. In determining the amount of customs duties that may be refunded, waived, or reduced pursuant to paragraph 1 on a good imported into its territory, each Party shall require presentation of satisfactory evidence of the amount of customs duties paid to another Party on the good that has been subsequently exported to the territory of that other Party.
5. Where satisfactory evidence of the customs duties paid to the Party to which a good is subsequently exported under a duty deferral program described in paragraph 3 is not presented within 60 days after the date of exportation, the Party from whose territory the good was exported:

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1. (a)  shall collect customs duties as if the exported good had been withdrawn for domestic consumption; and
2. (b)  may refund such customs duties to the extent permitted under paragraph 1 on the timely presentation of such evidence under its laws and regulations.

6. This Article does not apply to:

1. (a)  a good entered under bond for transportation and exportation to the territory of another Party;
2. (b)  a good exported to the territory of another Party in the same condition as when imported into the territory of the Party from which the good was exported.1 Where such a good has been commingled with fungible goods and exported in the same condition, its origin for purposes of this subparagraph may be determined on the basis of inventory management methods such as first-in, first-out or last-in, first- out. For greater certainty, nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to permit a Party to waive, refund, or reduce a customs duty contrary to paragraph 2(c);
3. (c)  a good imported into the territory of a Party that is deemed to be exported from its territory, or used as a material in the production of another good that is deemed to be exported to the territory of another Party, or is substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is deemed to be exported to the territory of another Party, by reason of
   1. (i)  delivery to a duty-free shop;
   2. (ii)  delivery for ship’s stores or supplies for ships or aircraft; or
   3. (iii)  delivery for use in joint undertakings of two or more of the Parties and that will subsequently become the property of the Party into whose territory the good was deemed to be exported;
4. (d)  a refund of customs duties by a Party on a particular good imported into its territory and subsequently exported to the territory of another Party, where that refund is granted by reason of the failure of such good to conform to sample or specification, or by reason of the shipment of such good without the consent of the consignee;
5. (e)  an originating good that is imported into the territory of a Party and is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party, or used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party, or is substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of another good that is subsequently exported to the territory of another Party; or

1 Processes such as testing, cleaning, repacking, inspecting, sorting, or marking a good, or preserving a good in its same condition, shall not be considered to change the good’s condition.

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(f) a good set out in paragraph 7.

7. (a) For exports from the territory of the United States to the territory of Canada or Mexico, goods provided for in U.S. tariff items 1701.13.20 or 1701.14.20 that are imported into the territory of the United States under any re-export program or any like program and used as a material in the production of, or substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of:

1. (i)  a good provided for in in Canadian tariff item 1701.99.00 or Mexican tariff items 1701.99.01 and 1701.99.99 (refined sugar), or
2. (ii)  sugar containing products that are prepared foodstuffs or beverages classified in headings 1704 and 1806 or in chapters 19, 20, 21, or 22, are not subject to this Article.

(b) For trade between Canada and the United States the following are not subject to this Article:

1. (i)  imported citrus products;
2. (ii)  an imported good used as a material in the production of, or substituted by an identical or similar good used as a material in the production of, a good provided for in U.S. items 5811.00.20 (quilted cotton piece goods), 5811.00.30 (quilted man-made piece goods) or 6307.90.99 (furniture moving pads), or Canadian items 5811.00.10 (quilted cotton piece goods), 5811.00.20 (quilted man-made piece goods) or 6307.90.30 (furniture moving pads), that are subject to the most-favored-nation rate of duty when exported to the territory of the other Party; and
3. (iii)  an imported good used as a material in the production in the production of apparel that is subject to the most-favored-nation rate of duty when exported to the territory of the other Party.

8. For purposes of this Article:

identical or similar goods means “identical or similar goods” as defined in Article 5.1 (Origin Procedures — Definitions);

material means “material” as defined in Article 4.1 (Rules of Origin – Definitions);

used means “used” as defined in Article 4.1 (Rules of Origin – Definitions).

9. Where a good referred to by a tariff item number in this Article is described in parentheses following the tariff item number, the description is provided for purposes of reference only.

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Article 2.6: Waiver of Customs Duties

No Party shall adopt or maintain any waiver of customs duties where the waiver is conditioned, explicitly or implicitly, on the fulfillment of a performance requirement.

Article 2.7: Temporary Admission of Goods

1. Each Party shall grant duty-free temporary admission for:

(a) professional equipment, including equipment for the press or television, software, and broadcasting and cinematographic equipment, that is necessary for carrying out the business activity, trade, or profession of a person who qualifies for temporary entry pursuant to the law of the importing Party;

(b) goods intended for display or demonstration, including their component parts, ancillary apparatus and accessories;

(c) commercial samples and advertising films and recordings; and

(d) goods admitted for sports purposes

admitted from the territory of another Party, regardless of their origin and regardless of whether like, directly competitive, or substitutable goods are available in the territory of the Party.

2. No Party shall condition the duty-free temporary admission of a good referred to in paragraph 1, other than to require that the good:

1. (a)  be imported by a national of another Party who seeks temporary entry;
2. (b)  be used solely by or under the personal supervision of a national of another Party in the exercise of the business activity, trade, profession, or sport of that person;
3. (c)  not be sold, leased, or, for goods referred to in paragraph 1(c), not be put to any use other than exhibition or demonstration, while in its territory;
4. (d)  be accompanied by a security in an amount no greater than 110 percent of the charges that would otherwise be owed on entry or importation, releasable on exportation of the good except that a bond for customs duties shall not be required for an originating good;
5. (e)  be capable of identification when exported;
6. (f)  be exported on the departure of the person referenced in subparagraph (a), or within any other period reasonably related to the purpose of the temporary admission as the Party may establish, unless extended;

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1. (g)  be admitted in no greater quantity than is reasonable for its intended use; and
2. (h)  be otherwise admissible into the Party’s territory under its law.

3. Subject to its domestic law, each Party shall extend the time limit for temporary admission beyond the period initially fixed at the request of the person concerned.
4. Each Party shall adopt and maintain procedures providing for the expeditious release of goods admitted under this Article. To the extent possible, those procedures shall provide that when such a good accompanies a national of another Party who is seeking temporary entry, the good shall be released simultaneously with the entry of that national.
5. Each Party shall permit a good temporarily admitted under this Article to be exported through a customs port other than the port through which it was admitted.
6. Each Party shall provide, in accordance with its law, that the person responsible for a good admitted under this Article shall not be liable for failure to export the good upon presentation of proof satisfactory to the Party into which the good was admitted that the good has been destroyed within the original period fixed for temporary admission or any lawful extension.
7. If any condition that a Party imposes under paragraph 2 has not been fulfilled, the Party may apply the customs duty and any other charge that would normally be owed on entry or importation of the good in addition to any other charges or penalties provided for under its law.
8. Subject to Chapters 14 (Investment) and Chapter 15 (Cross Border Trade in Services):

1. (a)  each Party shall allow a vehicle, or shipping container or other substantial holder, that enters its territory from the territory of another Party to exit its territory on any route that is reasonably related to the economic and prompt departure of that vehicle, or shipping container or other substantial holder;
2. (b)  no Party shall require any security or impose any penalty or charge solely by reason of any difference between the port of entry and the port of departure of a vehicle, or shipping container or other substantial holder;
3. (c)  no Party shall condition the release of any obligation, including any security, that it imposes in respect of the entry of a vehicle, or shipping container or other substantial holder, into its territory on the exit of that vehicle, or shipping container or other substantial holder, through any particular port of departure; and
4. (d)  no Party shall require that the vehicle or carrier bringing a shipping container or other substantial holder from the territory of another Party into its territory be the same vehicle or carrier that takes that shipping container or other substantial holder to the territory of another Party.

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9. For the purposes of paragraph 8, vehicle means a truck, a truck tractor, a tractor, a trailer unit or trailer, a locomotive, or a railway car or other railroad equipment, if used in international traffic.
10. (a)

Each Party shall adopt or maintain procedures allowing for the arrival and release from customs custody, such as through procedures that provide for temporary admission as set forth in this Article, of a shipping container or other substantial holder being used or to be used in the shipment of goods in international traffic, whether arriving full or empty and of any size, volume, or dimension, with relief from custom duties and allowing it to remain within its territory for at least 90 consecutive days.

1. (b)  Each Party shall, in accordance with its law, regulations, and procedures, extend the timeframe for temporary admission of a shipping container or other substantial holder beyond the period initially fixed at the request of the person concerned.
2. (c)  A Party may require that a shipping container or other substantial holder be registered with the customs authority the first time it arrives in its territory, as a condition for this treatment.

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holder that has an internal volume of one cubic meter or more, the accessories or equipment accompanying it as defined by the importing Party.

Each Party shall include in the treatment of any shipping container or other substantial

12. For the purposes of paragraphs 8, 10, and 11, a shipping container or other substantial holder includes any container or holder, whether collapsible or not, that is constructed of a sturdy material capable of repeated use, if used in the shipment of goods in international traffic.

Article 2.8: Goods Re-Entered after Repair or Alteration

1. No Party shall apply a customs duty to a good, regardless of its origin, that re-enters its territory after that good has been temporarily exported from its territory to the territory of another Party for repair or alteration, regardless of whether that repair or alteration could have been performed in the territory of the Party from which the good was exported for repair or alteration or has increased the value of the good.
2. Paragraph 1 does not apply to a good imported under a duty deferral program that is exported for repair or alteration and is not re-imported under a duty deferral program.
3. Notwithstanding Article 2.5 (Drawback and Duty Deferral Programs), no Party shall apply a customs duty to a good, regardless of its origin, admitted temporarily from the territory of another Party for repair or alteration.
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1. (a)  destroys a good’s essential characteristics or creates a new or commercially different good; or
2. (b)  transforms an unfinished good into a finished good.

Article 2.9: Duty-Free Entry of Commercial Samples of Negligible Value and Printed Advertising Materials

No Party shall apply a customs duty to commercial samples of negligible value or to printed advertising materials imported from the territory of another Party, regardless of their origin, but may require that:

1. (a)  the samples be imported solely for the solicitation of orders for goods, or services provided from the territory, of another Party or a non-Party; or
2. (b)  the advertising materials be imported in packets that each contain no more than one copy of each such material and that neither the materials nor the packets form part of a larger consignment.

Article 2.10: Import and Export Restrictions

1. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no Party shall adopt or maintain any prohibition or restriction on the importation of any good of another Party or on the exportation or sale for export of any good destined for the territory of another Party, except in accordance with Article XI of the GATT 1994, including its interpretative notes, and to this end Article XI of the GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes are incorporated into and made a part of this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.
2. The Parties understand that GATT 1994 rights and obligations incorporated by paragraph 1 prohibit, in any circumstances in which any other form of restriction is prohibited, a Party from adopting or maintaining:

1. (a)  export or import price requirements, except as permitted in enforcement of antidumping and countervailing duty orders or price undertakings;
2. (b)  import licensing conditioned on the fulfilment of a performance requirement; or
3. (c)  voluntary export restraints inconsistent with Article VI of the GATT 1994, as implemented under Article 18 of the SCM Agreement and Article 8.1 of the AD Agreement.

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3. In the event that a Party adopts or maintains a prohibition or restriction on the importation from or exportation to a non-Party of a good, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent that Party from:

1. (a)  limiting or prohibiting the importation of the good of that non-Party from the territory of another Party; or
2. (b)  requiring, as a condition for exporting the good of the Party to the territory of another Party, that the good not be re-exported to the non-Party, directly or indirectly, without being consumed in the territory of the other Party.

4. In the event that a Party adopts or maintains a prohibition or restriction on the importation of a good from a non-Party, the Parties, on the request of a Party, shall consult with a view to avoiding undue interference with or distortion of pricing, marketing, or distribution arrangements in another Party.
5. No Party shall as a condition for engaging in importation generally, or for the importation of a particular good, require a person of another Party to establish or maintain a contractual or other relationship with a distributor in its territory.
6. For greater certainty, paragraph 5 does not prevent a Party from requiring that a person referred to in that paragraph designate a point of contact for the purpose of facilitating communications between its regulatory authorities and that person.
7. Paragraphs 1 through 6 shall not apply to the measures set out in Annex 2-A: Exceptions to Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions).
8. For greater certainty, paragraph 1 applies to the importation of any good implementing or incorporating cryptography, if the good is not designed or modified specifically for government use and is sold or otherwise made available to the public.
9. For greater certainty, no Party may adopt or maintain a prohibition or restriction on the importation of originating used vehicles from the territory of another Party after January 1, 2019. This Article shall not prevent a Party from applying motor vehicle safety or emissions measures, or vehicle registration requirements, of general application to originating used vehicles in a manner consistent with this Agreement.

Article 2.11: Remanufactured Goods

1. For greater certainty, paragraph 1 of Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions) applies to prohibitions and restrictions on remanufactured goods.

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2. Subject to its obligations under this Agreement and the WTO Agreement, a Party may require that remanufactured goods:

1. (a)  be identified as such, including through labelling, for distribution or sale in its territory, and
2. (b)  meet all applicable technical requirements that apply to equivalent goods in new condition.

3. If a Party adopts or maintains prohibitions or restrictions on used goods, it shall not apply those measures to remanufactured goods.

Article 2.12: Administrative Fees and Formalities

1. Each Party shall ensure, in accordance with Article VIII:1 of the GATT 1994 and its interpretative notes, that all fees and charges of whatever character (other than customs duties, charges equivalent to an internal tax or other internal charge applied consistently with Article III:2 of the GATT 1994, and antidumping and countervailing duties) imposed on or in connection with importation or exportation are limited in amount to the approximate cost of services rendered and do not represent an indirect protection to domestic goods or a taxation of imports or exports for fiscal purposes.
2. No Party shall require consular transactions, including related fees and charges, in connection with the importation of a good of another Party.2
3. No Party shall adopt or maintain a customs user fee on originating goods.3

Article 2.13: Export Duties, Taxes, or Other Charges

No Party shall adopt or maintain any duty, tax, or other charge on the export of any good to the territory of another Party, unless the duty, tax, or charge is also applied to the good when destined for domestic consumption.

Article 2.14: Most-Favored-Nation Rates of Duty on Certain Goods

1. Each Party shall accord most-favored-nation duty-free treatment to a good provided for under the tariff provisions set out in Table 2.1, Table 2.2, and Table 2.3.

2 For Mexico, this paragraph shall not apply to the procedures for the duty-free entry of personal and household effects of natural persons relocating to Mexico.
3 The merchandise processing fee (MPF) shall be the only customs user fee of the United States to which this paragraph shall apply. The derechos de trámite aduanero shall be the only customs user fee of Mexico to which this paragraph shall apply.

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2. Notwithstanding Chapter 4 (Rules of Origin), each Party shall consider a good set out in Table 2.1, when imported into its territory from the territory of another Party, to be an originating good.

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Article 2.15: Transparency in Import Licensing Procedures

1. Subject to paragraph 2, as soon as practicable, after this Agreement enters into force, each Party shall notify the other Parties of its existing import licensing procedures, if any. The notification shall:

1. (a)  include the information specified in Article 5.2 of the Import Licensing Agreement and in the annual questionnaire on import licensing procedures described in Article 7.3 of the Import Licensing Agreement; and
2. (b)  be without prejudice as to whether the import licensing procedure is consistent with this Agreement.

2. A Party shall be deemed to be in compliance with the obligations in paragraph 1 with respect to an import licensing procedure if:

1. (a)  it has notified that procedure to the Committee on Import Licensing provided for in Article 4 of the Import Licensing Agreement together with the information specified in Article 5.2 of that agreement; and
2. (b)  in the most recent annual submission due before entry into force of this Agreement to the Committee on Import Licensing in response to the annual questionnaire on import licensing procedures described in Article 7.3 of the Import Licensing

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Agreement, it has provided, with respect to that procedure, the information requested in that questionnaire.

3. A Party shall publish on an official government Internet website any new or modified import licensing procedure, including any information that it is required to be published under Article 1.4(a) of the Import Licensing Agreement. To the extent possible, the Party shall do so at least 20 days before the new procedure or modification takes effect.
4. Each Party shall respond within 60 days to a reasonable inquiry from another Party concerning its licensing rules and its procedures for the submission of an application for an import license, including the eligibility of persons, firms, and institutions to make an application, the administrative body or bodies to be approached, and the list of products subject to the licensing requirement.
5. If a Party denies an import license application with respect to a good of another Party, it shall, on request of the applicant and within a reasonable period after receiving the request, provide the applicant with a written explanation of the reason for the denial.
6. No Party shall apply an import licensing procedure to a good of another Party unless the Party has complied with the requirements of paragraphs 1 or 2, and 3, with respect to that procedure.

Article 2.16: Transparency in Export Licensing Procedures

1. Within 30 days after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, each Party shall notify the other Parties in writing of the publications in which its export licensing procedures, if any, are set out, including addresses of relevant government Internet websites on which the procedures are published. Thereafter, each Party shall publish any new export licensing procedure, or any modification of an export licensing procedure, it adopts as soon as practicable but no later than 30 days after the new procedure or modification takes effect.
2. Each Party shall ensure that it includes in the publications it has notified under paragraph 1:

1. (a)  the texts of its export licensing procedures, including any modifications it makes to those procedures;
2. (b)  the goods subject to each licensing procedure;
3. (c)  for each procedure, a description of:

(i) the process for applying for a license; and

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(ii) any criteria an applicant must meet to be eligible to seek a license, such as possessing an activity license, establishing or maintaining an investment, or operating through a particular form of establishment in a Party’s territory;

1. (d)  a contact point or points from which interested persons can obtain further information on the conditions for obtaining an export license;
2. (e)  the administrative body or bodies to which an application or other relevant documentation should be submitted;
3. (f)  a description of or a citation to a publication reproducing in full any measure or measures that the export licensing procedure implements;
4. (g)  the period during which each export licensing procedure will be in effect, unless the procedure will remain in effect until withdrawn or revised in a new publication;
5. (h)  if the Party intends to use a licensing procedure to administer an export quota, the overall quantity and, if practicable, the value of the quota, and the opening and closing dates of the quota; and
6. (i)  any exemptions or exceptions available to the public that replace the requirement to obtain an export license, how to request or use these exemptions or exceptions, and the criteria for them.

3. A Party shall provide another Party, upon the other Party’s request and to the extent practicable, the following information regarding a particular export licensing procedure that it adopts or maintains, except where doing so would reveal business proprietary or other confidential information of a particular person:

1. (a)  the aggregate number of licenses the Party has granted over a recent period specified in the other Party’s request; and
2. (b)  measures, if any, that the Party has taken in conjunction with the licensing procedure to restrict domestic production or consumption or to stabilize production, supply, or prices for the relevant good.

4. Nothing in this Article shall be construed in a manner that would require a Party to grant an export license, or that would prevent a Party from implementing its obligations or commitments under United Nations Security Council Resolutions, as well as multilateral non-proliferation regimes, including: the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies; the Nuclear Suppliers Group; the Australia Group; the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, done at Geneva, September 3, 1992, and signed at Paris, January 13, 1993; the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on Their Destruction, done at Washington, London, and Moscow, April 10, 1972; the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear

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Weapons done at Washington, London, and Moscow, July 1, 1968; and the Missile Technology Control Regime.

5. For the purposes of this Article, export licensing procedure means a requirement that a Party adopts or maintains under which an exporter must, as a condition for exporting a good from the Party’s territory, submit an application or other documentation to an administrative body or bodies, but does not include customs documentation required in the normal course of trade or any requirement that must be fulfilled prior to introduction of the good into commerce within the Party’s territory.

Article 2.17: Committee on Trade in Goods

1. The Parties hereby establish a Committee on Trade in Goods, comprising representatives of each Party.
2. The Committee shall meet on the request of a Party or the Commission to consider any matter arising under this Chapter.
3. The Committee shall meet at a venue and time as the Parties decide or by electronic means. In-person meetings will be held alternately in the territory of each Party.

The Committee’s functions shall include:

1. (a)  monitoring the implementation and administration of this Chapter;
2. (b)  promoting trade in goods between the Parties;
3. (c)  providing a forum for the Parties to consult and endeavor to resolve issues relating to this Chapter, including, as appropriate, in coordination or jointly with other Committees, working groups, or other subsidiary bodies established under this Agreement;
4. (d)  promptly seeking to address tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in goods between the Parties and, if appropriate, referring the matter to the Commission for its consideration;
5. (e)  coordinating the exchange of information on trade in goods between the Parties;
6. (f)  discussing and endeavoring to resolve any difference that may arise between the Parties on matters related to the Harmonized System, including ensuring that each Party’s obligations under this Agreement are not altered by its implementation of future amendments to the Harmonized System into its national nomenclature;
7. (g)  referring to another committee established under this Agreement those issues that may be relevant to that committee, as appropriate; and

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(h) undertaking additional work that the Commission may assign or another committee may refer to it.

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Annex 2-A:
Exceptions to Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions)

1. Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions) shall not apply to the continuation, renewal, or amendment made to any law, statute, decree, or administrative regulations giving rise to a measure set out in this Annex to the extent that the continuation, renewal, or amendment does not decrease the conformity of the measure listed with Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions).
2. Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions) shall not apply to the import and export of rough diamonds (HS codes 7102.10, 7102.21, and 7102.31), pursuant to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and any subsequent amendments to that scheme.

Measures of Canada

1. Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions) shall not apply to:

1. (a)  the export of logs of all species;
2. (b)  the export of unprocessed fish pursuant to the following provincial laws and their related regulations:
   1. (i)  New Brunswick Seafood Processing Act, SNB 2006, c S-5.3, and Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Act, SNB 2009, c F-15.001;
   2. (ii)  Newfoundland and Labrador Fish Inspection Act, RSNL 1990, c F-12;
   3. (iii)  Nova Scotia Fisheries and Coastal Resources Act, Chapter 25 of the Acts

of 1996;

1. 1. (iv)  Prince Edward Island Fisheries Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. F-13.01, and

Fish Inspection Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. F-1; and

1. 1. (v)  Quebec Marine Products Processing Act, CQLR c T-11.01

For greater certainty, notwithstanding Paragraph 1 of this Annex, Article 2.3 and 2.10 shall not apply to any requirements for the export of unprocessed fish authorized under the above laws and their related regulations that are not being applied upon the entry into force of this Agreement, or that are in force upon the entry into force of this Agreement but suspended after that date, and subsequently applied;

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(c) the importation of goods of the prohibited provisions of tariff items 9897.00.00, 9898.00.00 and 9899.00.00 referred to in the Schedule of the Customs Tariff, except as otherwise provided;

1. (d)  the use of ships in the coasting trade of Canada; and
2. (e)  Canadian excise duties on the absolute volume of ethyl alcohol, as listed under tariff item 2207.10.90 in Canada’s Schedule of Concessions annexed to GATT 1994 (Schedule V), used in manufacturing under the provisions of the Excise Act, 2001, Statutes of Canada 2002, c. 22, as amended.

2. Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions) shall not apply to quantitative import restrictions on originating goods from the United States classified in tariff headings 89.01, 89.04 and 89.05, and tariff items 8902.00.10 and 8903.99.90 (of an overall length exceeding 9.2 m only) for as long as the measures taken under the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 and Passenger Vessel Services Act and 46 U.S.C. §§ 12102, 12113, and 12116, apply with quantitative effect to comparable originating goods from Canada sold or offered for sale into the U.S. market.

Measures of Mexico

1. Paragraphs 1 through 4 of Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions) shall not apply to:

1. (a)  export measures pursuant to Article 48 of the Hydrocarbons Law (Ley de Hidrocarburos) published in Mexico’s Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación) on August 11, 2014, for the tariff items under the “Agreement that amends and establishes the classification and codification of Hydrocarbons and Petroleum Products subject to import and export permits by the Ministry of Energy” (Acuerdo que modifica al diverso por el que se establece la clasificación y codificación de Hidrocarburos y Petrólíferos cuya importación y exportación está sujeta a Permiso Previo por parte de la Secretaría de Energía) published in the Mexico’s Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación) on December 29, 2014, subject to Mexico’s rights and obligations under the WTO Agreement, including with regard to transparency and non-discriminatory treatment; and
2. (b)  prohibitions or restrictions on the importation into Mexico of used tyres, used apparel, non-originating used vehicles, and used chassis equipped with vehicle motors set forth in paragraphs 1(I) and 5 of Annex 2.2.1 of the Resolution through which the Ministry of the Economy establishes Rules and General Criteria on International Trade (Acuerdo por el que la Secretaría de Economía emite reglas y criterios de carácter general en materia de Comercio Exterior) published in Mexico’s Official Gazette (Diario Oficial de la Federación) on December 31, 2012.

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Measures of the United States

Article 2.3 (National Treatment) and Article 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions) shall not apply to:

(a) controls on the export of logs of all species; and

(b) (i)

measures under existing provisions of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 and Passenger Vessel Services Act and 46 U.S.C. §§ 12102, 12113, and 12116, to the extent that such measures were mandatory legislation at the time of the accession of the United States to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1947 (GATT 1947) and have not been amended so as to decrease their conformity with Part II of the GATT 1947;

1. (ii)  the continuation or prompt renewal of a non-conforming provision of any statute referred to in clause (i); and
2. (iii)  the amendment to a non-conforming provision of any statute referred to in clause (i) to the extent that the amendment does not decrease the conformity of the provision with Articles 2.3 (National Treatment) and 2.10 (Import and Export Restrictions).

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Annex 2-B: Tariff Commitments

1. The rate of customs duty for an originating good under this Agreement is indicated in each Party’s Schedule to this Annex.
2. Except as otherwise provided in a Party’s Schedule to this Annex, and pursuant to Article 2.4, the rate of customs duty on originating goods shall be designated with “0,” and these goods shall be duty-free on the date of entry into force of this Agreement.
3. For originating goods provided for in the items marked with an asterisk (*) in a Party’s Schedule to this Annex, the tariff treatment set forth in Appendix A to that Party’s Schedule shall apply.

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Annex 2-C

1. This article shall not apply to originating goods that qualify for duty free preferential tariff treatment under in Chapter 4 of the NAFTA 2018, imported from Mexico that are (i) passenger vehicles classified under subheadings 8703.21 through 8703.90, (ii) light trucks classified under subheading 8704.21 or 8704.31, and (iii) auto parts listed in Appendix 1 to Annex 4-B (List of Tariff Lines).
2. The customs duty applied by the United States on passenger vehicles imported from Mexico under subheadings 8703.21 through 8703.90 that do not qualify as originating under the rules of origin in Chapter 4 of the NAFTA 2018, shall not exceed the lesser of 2.5 percent or the United States’ MFN applied rate in effect at the time of the importation of the good.
3. The customs duty applied by the United States on light trucks imported from Mexico under subheadings 8704.21 and 8704.31 that do not qualify as originating under the rules of origin in Chapter 4 of the NAFTA 2018, shall not exceed the lesser of 25 percent or the United States’ MFN applied rate in effect at the time of the importation of the good.
4. The customs duty applied by the United States on auto parts imported from Mexico listed in Appendix 1 to Annex 4-B (List of Tariff Lines) that do not qualify as originating under the rules of origin in Chapter 4 of the NAFTA 2018, shall not exceed the lesser of the United States’ MFN applied rate in effect on August 1, 2018 or the MFN applied rate in effect at the time of the importation of the good.
5. In the event that the United States implements any measure that increases its MFN applied rate in effect on August 1, 2018 on passenger vehicles under subheadings 8703.21 through 8703.90, and on auto parts listed in Appendix 1 to Annex 4-B (List of Tariff Lines), and in order to protect Mexico’s ability to export passenger vehicles and auto parts throughout North America at volumes that take into account Mexico’s existing manufacturing capacity, the following shall apply:

1. (i)  The customs duty applied by the United States on passenger vehicles under subheadings 8703.21 through 8703.90 imported from Mexico that do not qualify as originating under the rules of origin in Chapter 4 of the NAFTA 2018 shall not exceed 2.5%, provided that the good qualifies under the rules set out in Appendix 1 to Annex 4-B (annex setting out NAFTA 1994 relevant provisions and rules of chapter 4 of the NAFTA 1994, including article 403, applicable provisions of Annex 401, Annex 403.1, and Annex 403.2). The United States may limit this treatment to 1,600,000 vehicles in any calendar year.
2. (ii)  The customs duty applied by the United States on auto parts listed in Appendix 1 to Annex 4-B (List of Tariff Lines) imported from Mexico that do not qualify as originating under the rules of origin in Chapter 4 of the NAFTA 2018 shall not exceed the United States’ MFN applied rate in effect on August 1, 2018, provided that the good qualifies under the rules set out in Appendix 1 to Annex 4-B (annex

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setting out NAFTA 1994 relevant provisions and rules of chapter 4 of the NAFTA 1994, including article 403, applicable provisions of Annex 401, Annex 403.1, and Annex 403.2) The United States may limit this treatment to auto parts valued at 108 billion U.S. dollars in any calendar year.

1. (iii)  Mexico shall monitor and allocate or otherwise administer quantities of passenger vehicles and auto parts eligible for this treatment under subparagraph (i) and (ii).
2. (iv)  The customs duty applied by the United States on passenger vehicles of subheadings 8703.21 through 8703.90 or auto parts listed in Appendix 1 to Annex 4-B (List of Tariff Lines) that do not qualify as originating under the rules of origin in Chapter 4 of the NAFTA 2018 imported from Mexico in excess to the quantities set out in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) shall be the United States’ MFN applied rate in effect at the time of importation of the good.
3. (v)  For greater certainty, goods described under subparagraphs (i) and (ii) shall be subject to Origin Procedures under Chapter 5 of the NAFTA 2018.

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TARIFF SCHEDULE OF MEXICO GENERAL NOTES

The provisions of this Schedule are generally expressed in terms of Mexico’s Tariff Schedule of the General Import and Export Duties Law (Tarifa de la Ley de los Impuestos Generales de Importación y de Exportación (LIGIE)) and the interpretation of the provisions of this Schedule, including the product coverage of subheadings of this Schedule, shall be governed by the General Notes, Section Notes and Chapter Notes of the LIGIE. To the extent that provisions of this Schedule are identical to the corresponding provisions of the LIGIE, the provisions of this Schedule shall have the same meaning as the corresponding provisions of the LIGIE.

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TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES GENERAL NOTES

1. The provisions of this Schedule are generally expressed in terms of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), and the interpretation of the provisions of this Schedule, including the product coverage of subheadings of this Schedule, shall be governed by the General Notes, Section Notes, and Chapter Notes of the HTSUS. To the extent that provisions of this Schedule are identical to the corresponding provisions of the HTSUS, the provisions of this Schedule shall have the same meaning as the corresponding provisions of the HTSUS.
2. The base rates of duty set out in Appendix A to this Schedule reflect the United States’ Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) rates of duty in effect on July 1, 2017.
3. In Appendix A to this Schedule, the following staging categories apply to the elimination or reduction of customs duties by the United States pursuant to Article 2.4:

1. (a)  customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category B5 shall be eliminated in five annual stages, and such goods shall be duty-free effective January 1 of year five; and
2. (b)  customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category B10 shall be eliminated in ten annual stages, and such goods shall be duty-free effective January 1 of year ten; and
3. (c)  customs duties on originating goods provided for in the items in staging category TRQ shall be governed by the terms of the TRQ for that specific tariff line, as outlined in Appendix B to this Schedule.

4. Interim staged rates for tariff items in Appendix A to this Schedule shall be rounded down to the nearest tenth of a percentage point or, if the rate of duty is expressed in monetary units, to the nearest tenth of one U.S. cent.
5. For purposes of Appendix A to this Schedule, year one means the year this Agreement enters into force as provided in Article 34.5 (Final Provisions – Entry into Force).
6. For purposes of Appendix A to this Schedule, beginning in year two, each annual stage of tariff reduction shall take effect on January 1 of the relevant year.

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