2020

Treatment of commissions and brokerage in the calculation of value for duty

Commissions and brokerage are amounts paid to intermediaries who help in the conclusion of a sale The Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Memorandum D13-4-12 provides information concerning the treatment of commissions and brokerage* when calculating the value for duty of…

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Consultations on allowing exports of automatic firearms to Austria, Ireland, Japan, and Switzerland

Canadian exporters could apply to export certain prohibited weapons to the three countries Global Affairs Canada is inviting stakeholders to provide their opinions regarding a possible regulatory amendment which could result in the addition of Austria, Ireland, Japan, and Switzerland…

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Customs Tariff amendments to implement the Canada-United States-Mexico agreement

CBSA also outlines duty reductions on certain goods under the Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued Customs Notice 20-20 to advise of amendments to the Customs Tariff based on the Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement…

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Decline in world trade not as severe as initially projected, WTO says

While trade volumes will register a steep decline in 2020, they are unlikely to reach the worst-case scenario The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) data shows global trade fell sharply in the first half of the year, as the COVID-19 pandemic…

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Updates to the phytosanitary requirements for importing micro-organisms

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated its plant health requirements to make it easier to import certain micro-organisms that are already present in Canada Read More

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Sugar for Export to the United States under CUSMA

This Notice sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of Sugar referred to in TRQ – US 09 for export to the United States under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Read More

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Sugar-Containing Products for Export to the United States under CUSMA

This Notice sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of Sugar-Containing Products referred to in TRQ – US 10 for export to the United States under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Read More

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Global Affairs Canada Updates to the Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes for CUSMA-related Tariff Rate Quotas and Export Thresholds

New codes for all 16 new tariff rate quotas for supply-managed products and 2 new dairy export thresholds created under the Canada-US-Mexico Agreement. From:    <[email protected]>    To:    <[email protected]>    Subject:    Message title: Message à industrie : mises à jour du  Manuel des codes…

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Update to Notices for Tariff Preference Level Apparel Goods

Three Notices to Importers and Exporters have been updated to include goods classified under heading 96.19 that are of textile material other than wadding in the definition of tariff preference level apparel goods From:    <[email protected]>    To:    <[email protected]>Subject:    Update to Notices…

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Furniture “for domestic purposes”

CBSA’s interpretation of the term “For domestic purposes” under several tariff items in headings 94.01 and 94.03 in the Customs Tariff (Memorandum D10-15-30) Read More

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