Determination of Country of Origin for the Purpose of Marking Goods (CUSMA Countries) Regulations

5 (1) Except in the case of goods that are described in the schedule to the Act as a set or are classified as a set pursuant to Rule 3 of the General Rules, where the country of origin of goods cannot be determined under section 4, the country or countries of origin of the goods shall be the country or countries of origin of the single material that imparts the essential character of the goods.

(2) Where the single material that imparts the essential character of the goods is a fungible material and has been commingled so that direct physical identification of the country or countries of origin of each fungible material is not practical, the country or countries of origin of that material shall be determined, at the choice of the importer of the goods, under subsection (1) or on the basis of an inventory management method set out in Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the CUSMA Rules of Origin Regulations.

(3) [Repealed, SOR/2002-129, s. 1]