Federal Court of Appeal rules surgical gloves not ‘for use in’ scalpels, denies tariff relief

By Karunjit Singh ( April 20, 2026, 4:01 PM EDT) -- The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that surgical gloves do not qualify for duty-free import under a tariff provision covering goods “for use in” surgical instruments, rejecting a Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) finding that they were sufficiently connected to scalpels in surgical use....