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cusma.4B.310229.c1058

Provision: Subheading 310229 · In force from 2020-07-01 · Applies to: all lanes

Approved in bulk and released by FSRC on 2026-11-10; not yet reviewed rule by rule by a licensed reviewer (see the review note) · Citation: CUSMA Annex 4-B (Global Affairs Canada consolidated text), Annex 4-B, Section B, Chapter 31 Fertilizers, 3101.00-3105.90

Review note, as released

Parsed by @origin/rulebook-ingest (Annex 4-B adapter); awaiting licensed review. Effective date not stated per provision on the page; the loader sets it from the reviewer’s explicit --effective-from decision (D-91), never a default. Expanded from range 3101.00-3105.90 (OPEN-14). Grammar elements (D-100): same_code_review. Chapter note: Note 1 : A good of any chapter or heading in Section VI that satisfies one or more of Rules 1 through 8 of this Section shall be treated as an originating good, except as otherwise specified in those rules. Chapter note: Note 2: Notwithstanding Note 1, a good is an originating good if it meets the applicable change in tariff classification or satisfies the applicable value content requirement specified in the rules of origin in this Section. (a) dissolution in water or in another solvent; (b) the elimination of solvents, including solvent water; or (c) the addition or elimination of water of crystallisation. (a)the elimination of not less than 80 percent of the content of existing impurities; or (b) the reduction or elimination of impurities resulting in a good suitable for one or more of the following: (i) as a pharmaceutical, medical, cosmetic, veterinary, or food grade substance, (ii) as a chemical product or reagent for analytical, diagnostic, or laboratory uses, (iii) as an element or component for use in micro-elements, (iv) for specialized optical uses, (v) for non-toxic uses for health and safety; (vi) for biotechnical use (e.g. in cell culturing, in genetic technology, or as a catalyst), (vii) as a carrier used in a separation process, or (viii) for nuclear grade uses. (a) Biological or biotechnological culturing, hybridization or genetic modification of: (i) Micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses (includes phages) etc.), or (ii) Human, animal or plant cells; (b) Production, isolation, or purification of cellular or intercellular structures (such as isolated genes, gene fragments, and plasmids); or (c) Products obtained by fermentation. Edition HS2022 and effective date 2020-07-01 set by FSRC at load (D-91; OPEN-06: the Annex is written against HS 2012 nomenclature; transposition not applied). Approved in bulk on the owner's instruction (FSRC owner (user 480c01a9-b5b3-4a3e-a5d0-223e73975b24), 2026-11-10; D-73).

Edition of the Harmonized System: the product-specific rules of CUSMA Annex 4-B were written against the 2012 edition (HS 2012). This release applies them to codes of today’s tariffs, which follow the 2022 edition (HS 2022), without transposing them (open question OPEN-06). Where a code was created, split or renumbered after 2012, check the rule against the official text.

Plain-language note

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Official text

EN

A change to subheading 3101.00 through 3105.90 from any other good within these subheadings or any other subheading, including another subheading within that group.

FR

Un changement aux sous‑positions 3101.00 à 3105.90 de tout autre produit à l’intérieur de ces sous‑positions ou de toute autre sous‑position, y compris une autre sous‑position à l’intérieur de ce groupe.

ES

Not available in this language

Structured rule

Alternatives (any one suffices)

    • Tariff shift from any other subheading, or from any other good within these subheadings (a person confirms the material is a different good)
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Version history

cusma-annex4b-2026-11-r5 v2.1.02026-11-10cusma.4B.310229.c1058added