1. 98Special classification provisions - non-commercial

9831.00.00.00Non-commercial film, exposed or processed while a resident is abroad, and one set of prints therefrom, and non-commercial video tape recorded while a resident is abroad, imported by the resident solely for personal use and not for any business or occupational purpose and, on the resident's return to Canada, are in the possession of the resident or form part of the baggage of the resident; Commercial Canadian film, exposed abroad by a Canadian resident using Canadian equipment, not developed or processed except to the extent necessary for testing the quality of the exposed film, and commercial Canadian video tape recorded by a Canadian resident using Canadian equipment, except if: (a) with respect to the resident: (i) it is impracticable to employ a resident in exposing the film or recording the video tape and the person employed is either a technical specialist or the employment is of a casual nature; or (ii) the person is required to be employed in order to comply with the law of the country in which the exposing of the film or the recording of the video tape is carried out; (b) with respect to the equipment: (i) it is impracticable to obtain Canadian equipment; (ii) the equipment used is a replacement for Canadian equipment that has become defective during the exposing of the film or the recording of the video tape; or (iii) the equipment used is an aircraft, vessel or a vehicle rented in the country in which the exposing of the film or the recording of the video tape is carried out.

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Tariff treatmentRate
Most Favoured NationMFNFree
United States Tariff (CUSMA/USMCA)USTFree
General TariffGTFree
Commonwealth Caribbean Countries TariffCCCTFree
Least Developed Country TariffLDCTFree
General Preferential TariffGPTFree
Mexico Tariff (CUSMA/USMCA)MXTFree
Canada-Israel Agreement TariffCIATFree
Chile Tariff (Canada-Chile FTA)CTFree
Costa Rica Tariff (Canada-Costa Rica FTA)CRTFree
Iceland TariffITFree
Norway TariffNTFree
Switzerland-Liechtenstein TariffSLTFree
Peru Tariff (Canada-Peru FTA)PTFree
Colombia Tariff (Canada-Colombia FTA)COLTFree
Jordan Tariff (Canada-Jordan FTA)JTFree
Panama Tariff (Canada-Panama FTA)PATFree
Honduras Tariff (Canada-Honduras FTA)HNTFree
Korea Tariff (Canada-Korea FTA)KRTFree
Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) TariffCEUTFree
Ukraine Tariff (Canada-Ukraine FTA)UATFree
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) TariffCPTPTFree
United Kingdom TariffUKTFree
Comprehensive and Progressive United Kingdom TariffCPUKTFree

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