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Have you ever had to pay duty for apparel goods imported into Canada?
Browsing the Customs Tariff Schedule for textile goods (PDF), it appears that most items (suits, shirts, ties) from the US are duty free. This is noted under the column Applicable Preferential Tariffs as "UST: Free", where UST is defined:
If you have paid duty, please describe:
Item category (shirt, suit, etc)
Country of origin
Tariff rate paid (%)
Browsing the Customs Tariff Schedule for textile goods (PDF), it appears that most items (suits, shirts, ties) from the US are duty free. This is noted under the column Applicable Preferential Tariffs as "UST: Free", where UST is defined:
At least that's my reading of it. I'd like to know if that has been the case in your experience. I'm also interested in items from other countries.For the purposes of the List of Tariff Provisions and the "F'' Staging List, the abbreviations "UST'', "MT'', "MUST'', "CT'', "CRT'', "CIAT'', "GPT'', "LDCT'', "CCCT'', "AUT'' and "NZT'' refer, respectively, to "United States Tariff'', "Mexico Tariff'', "Mexico-United States Tariff'', "Chile Tariff'', "Costa Rica Tariff'', "Canada-Israel Agreement Tariff'', "General Preferential Tariff'', "Least Developed Country Tariff'', "Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff'', "Australia Tariff'' and "New Zealand Tariff''.
If you have paid duty, please describe:
Item category (shirt, suit, etc)
Country of origin
Tariff rate paid (%)