Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has published a new memorandum D11-4-36 which provides general information on the Motor Vehicle Averaging Election for the purposes of calculating the Regional Value Content and the Labour Value Content under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).
This new memorandum provides guidelines to file a Motor Vehicle Averaging Election in accordance with subsection 16(6) and paragraph 18(16)(g) of the CUSMA Rules of Origin Regulations and also provides a link to the forms to be used by producers in order to file a Motor Vehicle Averaging Election.
D11-4-36 contains general information regarding the Motor Vehicle Averaging Election (hereinafter referred to as “election to average”) for the purposes of calculating the Regional Value Content and the Labour Value Content under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) contained in Chapter 4 Rules of Origin of the CUSMA, the Uniform Regulations Regarding the Interpretation, Application, and Administration of Chapter 4 (Rules of Origin) and Related Provisions in Chapter 6 (Textile and Apparel Goods) of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, and subsections 16, 18, and 20 of the CUSMA Rules of Origin Regulations.
This memorandum also provides guidelines to file an election to average in accordance with subsection 16(6) and paragraph 18(16)(g) of the CUSMA Rules of Origin Regulations. It outlines guidelines for producers of passenger vehicles, light trucks, heavy trucks or other vehicles, an automotive good listed in Tables A.1, B, C, D, and E of the Appendix to Annex 4-B to Chapter 4 Rules of Origin, produced in the same plants, or core parts listed in Table A.2 of the Appendix to Annex 4-B to Chapter 4 Rules of Origin who wish to file an election to average for the purposes of calculating the Regional Value Content and the Labour Value Content.
Forms
Form BSF352 CUSMA Motor Vehicle Averaging Election for Purposes of Regional Value Content
Form BSF848 CUSMA Motor Vehicle Averaging Election for Purposes of Labour Value Content
Any further information and/or clarification may be obtained from the CBSA at the following email address: