2019

China will allow ATA carnets for temporary admission of sporting goods

Development comes at an opportune time as China will host the Winter Olympics in 2022. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) reports that China will begin accepting ATA* Carnets for the temporary admission of goods for sport purposes as of…

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Planning to spend some time in a warmer country this winter?

You may want to look at some Canadian Government websites for useful traveller information. If you are planning a trip abroad this winter you may want to look at some Canadian Government websites that provide useful traveller information. The first…

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Using the correct tariff classification: beyond duties and taxes

 Import data is also used for enforcement, to maintain trade statistics and negotiate trade agreements. Beyond its usual function for determining the rate of duty on imported goods, tariff classification is a crucial component of several additional economic purposes. Canada’s…

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Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions.

This page lists newly published government memorandums, notices, regulations and decisions. Clicking on a title will open the document (in a new window) as published by the relevant department or agency on its own Web site. Canada Border Services Agency…

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Duty on oil country tubular goods from China could expire in March

 Tribunal is seeking opinions on whether it should let the finding expire or conduct an expiry review. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s March 2010 finding (extended in March 2015) concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain oil country tubular goods…

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Reminder: New “Safe Food for Canadians Regulations” rules start on January 15

More food commodities will require a valid Safe Food for Canadians licence to import. A new phase of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations is coming into force on January 15, 2020. Importers of the the following food commodities will…

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List of CBSA Holidays and maintenance outages for next year

The Canada Border Services Agency official Holidays and EDI system maintenance dates for 2020. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) electronic commerce systems published the list of official Holidays for the next year. They apply to all provinces except where…

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Canadian rail freight volume kept sliding in October

The 5.4% decline was widespread across many commodity groups. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried 33.0 million tonnes of freight in October, down 5.4% compared with the same month last year. The Federal agency reports that non-intermodal operations…

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Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

This page lists newly published government memorandums, notices, regulations and decisions. Clicking on a title will open the document (in a new window) as published by the relevant department or agency on its own Web site. Canada Border Services Agency…

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Canada, Mexico and the U.S. agree on amendments to the new NAFTA

 Each country will now follow its domestic process toward ratification and implementation of the new agreement. Representatives from Canada, Mexico and the United States signed this week an agreement on amendments to the new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).…

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