2019

Tribunal to review expiry of anti-dumping duties on concrete reinforcing bar from three countries

Finding is scheduled to expire unless CBSA and Tribunal decide to maintain it. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its finding concerning dumping of concrete reinforcing bar from China, Korea and Turkey and the subsidizing of…

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U.S. succeeds in disabling the WTO’s Appellate Body

 This could become a major disturbance to the international rules-based trade system. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body has essentially stop functioning on December 11, as it is no longer able to take on any new appeals. The United…

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Reminder: Blanket certificates of origin need to be renewed for 2020

Most blanket certificates are filled-out to expire on December 31 and have to be renewed.  Blanket certificates of origin, whether for NAFTA or for other free trade agreements, are usually filled-out to begin on January 1 and to expire, twelve…

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Tribunal finds dumping of sucker rods from three countries injures Canadian industry

Provisional duties could soon apply to sucker rods from Argentine, Brazil and Mexico. After completing its preliminary injury inquiry the Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it found a reasonable indication that the dumping of sucker rods from Argentine, Brazil…

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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’s trade deficit was stable at $1.1 billion in October

Statistics Canada says exports rose 0.8% while imports were up 0.5%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed slightly from $1.2 billion in September to $1.1 billion in October. The Federal agency says total…

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Global air freight volumes decreased by 3.5% in October

This marks a weak start to the traditional peak season and the twelfth consecutive month of decline. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that demand in global air freight markets decreased by 3.5% in October compared to the same…

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Generate detailed reports of import and export statistics with this online tool

Generate customized reports on Canadian and U.S. trade in goods with over 200 countries. Industry Canada’s Trade Data Online provides the ability to generate, free of charge, customized reports on Canadian and U.S. trade in goods with over 200 countries.…

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Consultation on the administration of steel safeguard tariff rate quotas

The Government of Canada established final safeguards on imports of two categories of steel products-heavy plate and stainless steel wire-in the form of tariff rate quotas (TRQs). From May 13 to June 2, 2019, the TRQ quantities were administered on…

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Canadian rail freight volume was down 6 percent in September

Most of the drop was due to temporary problems affecting ore and grain shipments. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried a total of 31.1 million tonnes of freight in September, down 6.0% from the same month a year…

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