Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 7108.12
7108.12.00.29: Unwrought gold (non-monetary): Containing by weight less than 99.95% of gold: other
Unwrought gold (non-monetary)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 7108 Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form.
- 71081 Non-monetary:
- 7108.12.00 Other unwrought forms
- 7108.12.00.2 Containing by weight less than 99.95% of gold:
- 7108.12.00.29 Other
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
7108.12 Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought: non-monetary, other unwrought forms
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free – 4.1% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2% 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada lines: 7108.12
- 7108.12.00.11Containing by weight not less than 99.95% of gold: bullion
- 7108.12.00.19Containing by weight not less than 99.95% of gold: other
- 7108.12.00.21Containing by weight less than 99.95% of gold: bullion
- 7108.12.00.22Containing by weight less than 99.95% of gold: dore
- 7108.12.00.29Containing by weight less than 99.95% of gold: other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N336169 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gold nuggets from Australia
- N306423 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of gold dore bars from Sierra Leone
- 600015428 HMRC
Gold Bars 1 Kg denominations. Unwrought. Tanzanian origin. Approximately 96% purity. The gold has not been further worked or processed (such as rolled, drawn, or continuously cast).
- 600013259 HMRC
Unwrought gold which has been cast in 1kg bars. The bars are of 96% purity (non-investment grade) and they are not further worked or processed. They are plain bars which are not marked and are non-monetary. The gold is packaged into boxes for transportation from Guinea.
- 600013341 HMRC
Unwrought gold which has been cast in 1kg bars. The bars are of 96% purity (non-investment grade) and they are not further worked or processed. They are plain bars which are not marked and are non-monetary. The gold is packaged into boxes for transportation from Nigeria.
- 600012072 HMRC
Ghanaian Gold Bars, Un Hallmarked. 1kg denominations, unwrought gold bars. The bars are not further worked or processed. They are un wrought, and un hallmarked regular gold bars from Ghanaian origin.
7 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 710610, 710811, 711011, 711021, 711031 and 711041, the expressions ‘powder’ and ‘in powder form’ mean products of which 90 % or more by weight passes through a sieve having a mesh aperture of 0,5 mm.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter note 4(B), for the purposes of subheadings 711011 and 711019, the expression ‘platinum’ does not include iridium, osmium, palladium, rhodium or ruthenium.
3. For the classification of alloys in the subheadings of heading 7110, each alloy is to be classified with that metal, platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, osmium or ruthenium which predominates by weight over each other of these metals.
Tariff item 7108.12.00.29 is a line of the Customs Tariff of Canada under HS subheading 7108.12 (gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought: non-monetary, other…).
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in GRM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the US duty is 0%–4.1%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is free, the Argentina duty is free, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 7108.12 worth US$9.2bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Peru.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 7108.12.00.29?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is GRM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 7108.12 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Peru (US$3.1bn), followed by Brazil.