2019

You may try to think of every possible angle before placing an order abroad, but… In this trading world of strict law enforcement, penalties of all kinds, new arbitrary duties, transportation delays, storage charges, one tries to think of every…

Department of Commerce will continue with its investigation to determine dumping margins. The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced that it had found a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of sodium…

Tariff rate quotas went from 20 categories in 1995 to soon 58 once the new NAFTA comes into force. Global Affairs Canada launched a public consultation on the system of allocation and administration of tariff rate quotas (TRQ) for dairy,…

Customs Notice 19-09 Repeal of the United States Surtax Order (Steel and Aluminum) and United States Surtax Order (Other Goods) Notice of Initiation of Expedited Review. Liquid dielectric transformers from South Korea Joint Statement by Canada and the United States…

According to the international organization, the latest WTOI remains well below the baseline value. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) latest trade indicator data (WTOI) indicates that World trade growth is likely to remain weak into the second quarter of 2019.…

Expanded access for Canadian beef from cattle older than thirty months of age. The Canadian Government announced that the Government of Japan has allowed expanded market access for Canadian beef from cattle older than thirty months of age. Japan is…

The Tribunal is to determine if there is a domestic source of supply for targeted goods. The Government of Canada enacted final safeguards on imports of heavy plate and stainless steel wire, two of the seven categories of steel which…

The U.S. and Canada also agreed to terminate all pending litigation on the matter at the WTO. After extensive discussions about the extra duties imposed on trade in steel and aluminum by the United States and the retaliatory measures taken…

Customs Notice 18-17 (Revised) – Provisional Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods Customs Notice 19-10 Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Summerside, Prince Edward Island) Memorandum D19-13-2 Importing and Exporting Firearms, Weapons and Devices Oil Country Tubular Goods…

Canada and the U.S. would allow trade of swine and products in approved disease-free zones. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) have agreed to allow safe trade to continue in the event…