2019
Export and brokering controls handbook – Amended August 2019 Application for Brokering Permit (General Information Form) EXT 1043 (pdf, 146 KB) Application for Brokering Permit (Controlled Goods Detail Form) EXT 1043-1 (pdf, 147 KB) Application for Brokering Permit (Firearm Detail…
Read MoreExports edged down 0.9% to $49.8 billion while imports rose 1.2% to $50.9 billion. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world went from an essentially balanced position in June (slight deficit of $55 million) to…
Read MoreThe Department of Commerce assigned preliminary dumping rates of 0% and de minimis 0.69% The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its negative preliminary determination in the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of imports of certain fabricated structural steel from Canada. The…
Read MoreOnly a few G20 economies saw merchandise exports increase in the second quarter of 2019. According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), international merchandise trade in G20 countries continued its downward trend in the second quarter of…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 19-19 Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (CIFTA Modernization legislation) Customs Notice 19-18 Amendments to the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) – Minor Processing Operations Customs Notice 19-08 (Revised) – Final Safeguard Measures Imposed on…
Read MoreAluminum importers will be required to cite permit number, steel importers may have to to submit detailed reports. The Government of Canada announced a new aluminum import monitoring regime and will strengthen the current steel import monitoring system. Starting September…
Read MoreAdditional countries where CIFTA-eligible goods may undergo minor processing, rate reductions on certain goods. In May 20018 Canada and Israel agreed to amend the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) that originally came into force on January 1, 1997. The amended…
Read MoreTribunal says resumption of dumping and subsidies would result in injury to Canadian industry. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced the continuation of its November 2013 order concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain silicon metal from China. The Tribunal…
Read MoreMore flexibility to determine whether goods are being dumped into Canada, faster adjustments to anti-dumping rates. The Government of Canada announced that amendments are being made to the Special Import Measures Regulations, aiming to ensure that an appropriate level of…
Read MoreUnder the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) goods manufactured in Costa Rica free trade zones were not admissible to the full benefits of the agreement’s preferential tariff when imported into Canada. They would only become admissible on the condition…
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