Consultation on Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Tariff Rate Quotas

Global Affairs Canada is seeking input from Canadian industry on the allocation and administration of the new tariff rate quotas (TRQ) that will be implemented pursuant to Canada’s commitment under the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

You can complete the questionnaire and submit your response by August 31, 2018

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (or CPTPP) is a multilateral trade agreement signed on March 8, 2018 by Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. When the CPTPP Agreement is implemented, it will reduce or eliminate tariffs on a wide variety of products, including agricultural goods.

Under the CPTPP, Canada will grant new access to imports for various goods in the dairy, poultry and egg sectors. This additional market access will be administered by the creation of 20 new tariff rate quotas (TRQs).

These new TRQs will be implemented and administered by Global Affairs Canada under the Export and Import Permits Act (EIPA). The rules and policies that will govern the implementation and administration of the TRQs under the EIPA will be determined by the Minister of International Trade before CPTPP comes into force.

The TRQs will cover products in the following sectors:

  • Milk
  • Cream
  • Skim Milk Powders
  • Milk Powders
  • Cream
  • Concentrated Milk
  • Yogurt and buttermilk
  • Powdered buttermilk
  • Whey Powder
  • Products of Natural Milk Constituents
  • Butter
  • Industrial Cheese (goods in bulk not for retail sale to be used as ingredients in further processing)
  • Mozzarella and Prepared Cheese
  • Cheese of All Types
  • Ice Cream and Mixes
  • Other Dairy Products (1517.90.22, 1901.20.12, 1901.20.22, 1901.90.34, 1901.90.54, 2106.90.32, 2106.90.34, 2106.90.94 and 2309.90.32)
  • Broiler Hatching Eggs and Chicks
  • Chicken
  • Turkey
  • Eggs

Detailed information regarding the TRQs that are to be implemented pursuant to Canada’s commitment under the CPTPP is available here.

Global Affairs Canada encourages you to provide written comments online, or to provide a written submission to TRQConsultation.ConsultationCT@international.gc.ca. Please submit your comments and feedback by 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) on August 31st, 2018.