2019

Customs Notice 19-01 Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) coming into force on January 15, 2019 Customs Notice 17-19 (Revised) Interim Measures and Issuance of ACI Penalties to Highway Carriers Notice of Initiation of Normal…

Commodities are targeted for verification of origin, tariff classification and value for duty. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) posted on its website a few changes to the list of goods which are currently subject to its verification priorities. Through…

A duty of 25% will apply when the level of traditional trade flows is reached. The European Commission notified the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that it intends to impose definitive safeguard measures on certain steel products. The definitive measures will…

 IATA reports drop in freight volumes in Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa. According to data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), global air cargo volume was flat (0%) in November 2018, compared to the same period the year before.…

New requirements will apply to businesses and individuals importing food. The Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) will come into force on January 15, 2019. Businesses that import food or prepare food for export or to be sent across provincial…

Statistics Canada says exports fell 2.9%, while imports declined 0.5%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $851 million in October to $2.1 billion in November, mostly because of lower exports of crude…

Customs Notice 19-03 Repositioning of Empty Containers in Canadian Waters Customs Notice 19-02 Amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. Vietnam has ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Tariff (CPTPP) Agreement CBSA – SIMA – Carbon Steel…

The OECD’s indicators point to slowing growth in the U.S. and Germany. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced that its composite leading indicators (CLIs) continue to point to easing growth momentum in most major economies. The CLIs…

Seaway reports very high movements of grain, the most on record since the turn of the century. The St. Lawrence Seaway’s total tonnage shipped on the waterway during the 2018 navigation season reached 40.9 million tonnes, up 6.8% compared to…

Members will identify the next steps needed to manage and improve the agreement. The inaugural meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on January 19, 2019. The commission, comprised…