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

    AppealDate of hearingGoods in issueIssue
    AP 2025-018June 15, 2026Trading cardsWhether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item 4911.91.00 as “other pictures, designs and photographs” and originate in the United States, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be specifically classified under tariff item 4911.91.00 as “trading cards” and excluded from the application of the United States Surtax Order, as claimed by K. Wong.
    AP-2025-017June 18, 2026Workhorse rope grab with a 2-ft shock‑absorbing lanyardWhether the good in issue is properly classified under tariff item 7326.90.90 as “other articles of iron or steel … - -other … - -  other”, as initially determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or under tariff item 8205.70.90 as “vices, clamps and the like”, as subsequently submitted by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified under tariff item 8479.89.90 as “machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter … -other machines and mechanical appliances … - -other … - - -other”, as claimed by Bunzl Canada Inc.
    AP-2024-027June 24, 2026Battery packs, and battery pack(s) packaged as a set with a charger.Whether the goods in issue are properly classified under tariff item 8507.60.90.00 as “Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square). - Lithium-ion - Other”, as determined by the President of the Canada Border Services Agency, or should be classified under tariff item 8504.40.90 as “Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors. - Static converters - Other”, and under tariff item 9903.00.00 as “Articles and materials that enter into the cost of manufacture or repair”, as claimed by Home Depot of Canada Inc.