The Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) will be implemented on August 1, 2017 as notified by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) in Customs Notice CN17-23. With the exception of a few agricultural goods, the CUFTA will essentially eliminate the customs duties on all imports from Ukraine, either immediately upon implementation of the agreement, or through a tariff phase-out for passenger automobiles. The CUFTA implementing legislation, Bill C-31, received Royal Assent on June 1, 2017.
Information regarding the CUFTA and the text of the agreement can be found on the Global Affairs Canada website.
Proposed regulatory amendments and a new regulation under the Customs Act related to the CUFTA are found in Customs Notice CN17-25.
Customs Tariff 2017-4 effective August 1, 2017, is available on CBSA’s website online in PDF format or Chapter by chapter format for review.