Customs and excise appeal public hearings

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    Attending a hearing

    Hearings can be held in person, by videoconference, in a hybrid format or in the absence of the parties (file hearing). 

    We suggest contacting us at 613-993-3595 or citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca one week before the hearing to confirm the case’s hearing method, schedule, and how you can attend. See the table below for more information about specific hearings.

    Hearings

    AppealDate of hearingGoods in issueIssue
    EA-2025-016August 25, 2026Various fastenersWhether the goods in issue are of the same description as goods to which the Tribunal’s finding, in expiry review RR-2019-002, concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel screws originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China) and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei), and the subsidizing of such products originating in or exported from China applies.
    EA-2025-012September 23, 2026Mattresses originating in the People’s Republic of ChinaWhether the Canada Border Services Agency wrongly rejected Drive Medical Canada Inc.’s cost allocation methodology and wrongly refused to calculate exporter-specific normal values or exporter-specific subsidy amounts.
    AP 2024-028September 24, 2026Bed frameWhether the good in issue is properly classified under tariff item 9403.20.00 as “other furniture and parts thereof. - other metal furniture”, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified under tariff item 9019.10.00 as “mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus. - mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus”, and whether the good is eligible for classification under the conditional duty relief tariff item 9979.00.00 as “goods specifically designed to alleviate the specific effects of a disability, and articles and materials for use in such goods.”