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). 

    See the table below for more information about specific hearings. You can also contact us at 613-993-3595 or citt-tcce@tribunal.gc.ca to obtain further information on a case’s hearing schedule.

    Hearings

    Appeal Date of hearing Goods in issue Issue
    AP-2024-022 July 8, 2025 Qolsys IQ Panels Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item 8531.10.90 as “other burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus”, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified under tariff item 8537.10.99 as other “boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of heading 85.35 or 85.36, for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control apparatus, other than switching apparatus of heading 85.17”, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, as claimed by Telus Communications Inc. In the alternative, Telus Communications Inc. has claimed that the goods in issue should be classified under tariff item 8531.20.00 as “indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)”.