Canada - Israel Free Trade Agreement

The Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) took effect on January 1, 1997, removing tariffs on all industrial goods produced in Canada and Israel, along with a select number of agricultural and fisheries products. The agreement provides for the elimination of tariffs for the following goods, among others:

• Primary cells and primary batteries : Manganese dioxide;
• Heat pumps; 
• Electric vehicles (Tariff treatment granted only by Canada);

"Fuel and energy" are classified as neutral elements, for which determination of origin does not need to be ascertained.

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