Agriculture committee  I'll have to take your question under advisement.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. This is going to get a bit technical, which I apologize for right from the start, but essentially, if the goods are being imported under chapter 4 of the customs tariff, and the importer wishes to claim them within what we call the “within-access provision” in chapter 4, at the lower rate of customs duty, they are required to have a permit issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Agriculture committee  Thank you, Graham. Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, and good morning. My name is Darwin Satherstrom. I'm acting director general of the trade programs directorate in the admissibility branch of the Canada Border Services Agency. I should start by explaining the role of the CBSA.