(IE Canada)
The Department of Finance is seeking views on the expansion of the definitions of tariff items 9995.00.00 and 9996.00.00 to provide for duty-free treatment for imported synthetic shells and fibre-filled shells using synthetic materials, for use in the manufacture of duvets, featherbeds and pillows. We are proposing to amend these tariff items as follows (proposed amendments appear in bold):
9995.00.00 Woven fabrics, whether or not embroidered, solely of single cotton yarns, measuring 70 decitex or more but not exceeding 150 decitex, having a sum of yarns per 10 cm in the warp and the weft of 790 or more, with an air permeability not exceeding 5.0 cm³/cm²-s-1 as determined by CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 36-M89, for use in the manufacture of shells for duvets, featherbeds and pillows filled solely with "commercial landfowl feather", "commercial waterfowl feather", or "commercial down" or any combination thereof, as defined in the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations, or synthetic staple fibres of Chapter 55.
Shells, made of fabrics of Chapter 52, 54, 55, 58 or 60, for use in the manufacture of duvets, featherbeds and pillows filled solely as described above.
9996.00.00 Woven fabrics, unbleached or bleached, solely of single cotton yarns, measuring 151 decitex or more but not exceeding 300 decitex, having a sum of yarns per 10 cm in the warp and the weft of 790 or more, with an air permeability not exceeding 5.0 cm³/cm²-s-1 as determined by CAN/CGSB-4.2 No. 36-M89, for use in the manufacture of shells for featherbeds and pillows filled solely with one of the following:
(a) "commercial landfowl feather" or "commercial waterfowl feather", or any combination of the two, as defined in the Textile Labelling and Advertising Regulations;
(b) 85% or more by weight of "commercial waterfowl feather" mixed solely with "commercial down", as defined in the Regulations;
(c) 85% or more by weight of "commercial landfowl feather" mixed solely with "commercial down", as defined in the Regulations;
(d) 85% of more by weight of a combination of "commercial waterfowl feather" and "commercial landfowl feather" mixed solely with "commercial down", as defined in the Regulations; or
(e) synthetic staple fibres of Chapter 55.
Shells, made of fabrics of Chapter 52, 54, 55, 58 or 60, for use in the manufacture of featherbeds and pillows filled solely as described above.
IE Canada is asking that you send any views that you or others may have on this matter to Amesika Baeta abaeta@iecanada.com by August 31, 2010.
