2020

Fourteen WTO members join Canada and the EU on an interim appeal arrangement

The contingency measure will apply until the WTO Appellate Body becomes operational again. Last week, in Davos, Switzerland, Canada, the European Union (EU) and Ministers from 14 other Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to develop a multi-party…

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WCO publishes official Harmonized System changes to take effect in January 2022

World Customs Organization’s amendments will affect every country’s customs tariff classifications. The World Customs Organization (WCO) posted to its website the official version of changes to the Harmonized System (HS) nomenclature which will enter into force on January 1, 2022.…

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Government reintroduces bill for CBSA complaints commission

Commission will investigate complaints from the public concerning service provided by the CBSA. The Government of Canada re-introduced in the House of Commons a bill to create an independent commission to review and investigate complaints about the Canada Border Services…

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Introduction of Canadian legislation to implement the new NAFTA

Laws to implement the agreement have been approved in Mexico and the U.S. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Chrystia Freeland introduced Bill C-4, An Act to implement the Agreement between Canada, the United States of America…

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Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

Certain corrosion-resistant steel sheet from Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Notice of Extension of Investigations Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2020 Imports – Updated Textiles and Clothing 2020 Tariff Preference Level Utilization NAFTA…

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CBSA extends investigation of corrosion-resistant steel sheet from three countries

The Agency needs more time due to the complexity and novelty of the issues. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it needed more time for making preliminary determinations with respect to the investigation into the alleged injurious dumping…

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Global air freight volumes dropped 3.3% last year

IATA says this was the weakest performance since the global financial crisis in 2009. According to full-year 2019 data for global air freight markets released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), total demand fell by 3.3% compared to 2018.…

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Higher crude oil exports reduced Canada’s trade deficit

Statistics Canada says the country’s trade deficit dropped from $1.2 billion in November to $370 million in December. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise exports rose 1.9% in December, mostly on higher crude oil exports, while imports edged up…

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Tribunal to review expiry of anti-dumping duties on oil country tubular goods from China

Finding is scheduled to expire unless CBSA and Tribunal decide to maintain it. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its order to determine if the continued or resumed dumping and subsidizing of oil country tubular goods…

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Canada-European Union agreements continue to apply to UK

Post-Brexit transition period should last until December 31 and could be extended by one or two years. The United Kingdom (UK) is now officially out of the European Union (EU). Both sides had agreed to a Withdrawal Agreement that sets…

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