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Excise taxes, excise duties and softwood lumber products export charge

There are two types of federal levies on products manufactured or produced in Canada: excise taxes and excise duties.

These levies are applied to a limited range of goods at different rates and in different ways, depending on the product. Excise tax and excise duty apply to the goods before GST/HST is added on.

Topics about Excise taxes, excise duties and softwood lumber products export charge

Excise taxes
What are excise taxes charged on? At what point are excise taxes payable?		 Excise duties
What are excise duties charged on? At what point are excise duties payable?
Softwood lumber products export charge
The Softwood Lumber Products Export Charge Act, 2006 is the implementing legislation for an export charge introduced under the Softwood Lumber Agreement, 2006 (SLA 2006) between the governments of Canada and the United States.
Date Modified: 2008-06-13

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