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title: "9801.10.20.00 – Containers, on condition that:\n(a) the…: Canada tariff & duty rate"
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# 9801.10.20.00 Containers, on condition that: (a) the ancillary equipment for the containers does not include vehicles, accessories, spare parts of vehicles or packaging, and (b) the containers: (i) are fully or partially enclosed to constitute a compartment intended for containing goods; (ii) are of a permanent character and suitable for repeated use; (iii) are designed to carry goods by one or more modes of transport without requiring intermediate reloading; and (iv) have an internal volume of a least 1 m³; (v) leave from and return to a foreign country in the normal course of operation; and (vi) are exported within 365 days of the date of their importation or for an additional period not exceeding 24 months where a customs officer is satisfied that the exportation of the containers is delayed because: (A) of adverse weather conditions; (B) the containers are being equipped, reconditioned, reconstructed, refurbished or repaired; (C) the containers have a major equipment breakdown; (D) the containers are detained under an order of a Canadian court, or under an Act of Parliament or the legislature of a province or any regulation made thereunder; or (E) the delivery of the goods to be loaded in the containers is delayed. The containers provided for in this tariff item may engage in the transportation of goods from one point in Canada to another point in Canada where: (a) the transportation does not occur outside the territorial limits of Canada; and (b) the container has not entered Canada for the purpose of an in-transit movement through Canada to a point outside of Canada.

## Where it sits in the tariff

- [98](https://www.adhocs.ca/hs-codes/98) Special classification provisions - non-commercial
- [9801](https://www.adhocs.ca/hs-codes/9801) Conveyances or containers of Chapters 86, 87, 88 or 89, engaged in the international commercial transportation of goods or passengers, including any ancillary equipment necessary to ensure the safety, security, containment and preservation of the goods or passengers
- [9801.10](https://www.adhocs.ca/hs-codes/9801.10) Conveyances and containers

## Rate, agencies and charges

- **MFN:** free

## Duty rates by tariff treatment

| Tariff treatment | Rate |
| --- | --- |
| Most Favoured Nation (MFN) | Free |
| United States Tariff (CUSMA/USMCA) (UST) | Free |
| General Tariff (GT) | Free |
| Commonwealth Caribbean Countries Tariff (CCCT) | Free |
| Least Developed Country Tariff (LDCT) | Free |
| General Preferential Tariff (GPT) | Free |
| Mexico Tariff (CUSMA/USMCA) (MXT) | Free |
| Canada-Israel Agreement Tariff (CIAT) | Free |
| Chile Tariff (Canada-Chile FTA) (CT) | Free |
| Costa Rica Tariff (Canada-Costa Rica FTA) (CRT) | Free |
| Iceland Tariff (IT) | Free |
| Norway Tariff (NT) | Free |
| Switzerland-Liechtenstein Tariff (SLT) | Free |
| Peru Tariff (Canada-Peru FTA) (PT) | Free |
| Colombia Tariff (Canada-Colombia FTA) (COLT) | Free |
| Jordan Tariff (Canada-Jordan FTA) (JT) | Free |
| Panama Tariff (Canada-Panama FTA) (PAT) | Free |
| Honduras Tariff (Canada-Honduras FTA) (HNT) | Free |
| Korea Tariff (Canada-Korea FTA) (KRT) | Free |
| Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Tariff (CEUT) | Free |
| Ukraine Tariff (Canada-Ukraine FTA) (UAT) | Free |
| Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Tariff (CPTPT) | Free |
| United Kingdom Tariff (UKT) | Free |
| Comprehensive and Progressive United Kingdom Tariff (CPUKT) | Free |

Rates as of 2026-09-24. [Source: CBSA Customs Tariff](https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/trade-commerce/tariff-tarif/menu-eng.html).

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