2021

Anti-dumping duties will be collected by the CBSA on importations of these goods The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) issued the following news release: Negociations between the dockworkers’ union and the MEA Most recent update: April 23, 2021 The dockworkers’ union…

Federal bImports of certain goods will not cause material injury to the domestic industry The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has completed the interim review of its finding made on October 20, 2016 in respect of certain welded large diameter carbon…

Tribunal will first determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched an investigation into whether or not certain small power transformers from Austria, Chinese Taipei, and South Korea are being sold at unfair…

Sarnia-Lambton is one of the busiest commercial land border crossings in North America The Government of Canada announced the official designation of Sarnia-Lambton as a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Point-a – single point of access to resources and information relating…

Even before the pandemic the year had been marked by several events that affected international trade Statistic Canada published an interesting re-cap of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s international trade. Because of the multiple disruptions caused…

Safeguard measures apply to imports of heavy plate and stainless steel wire Canada applies safeguard measures (surtax) to imports of heavy plate and stainless steel wire. The subject countries are all countries except the United States, Mexico, Chile, Israel, Korea,…

Companies active in Myanmar must take any appropriate action to comply with sanctions and export controls In response to a military coup in February, the Government of Canada, in coordination with the United Kingdom and following similar measures by the…

However, worldwide shortage in semiconductor chips hit country’s exports and imports of motor vehicles & parts Statistics Canada announced that the country’s trade surplus with the world narrowed from $1.2 billion in January to $1.0 billion in February, as merchandise…

All regions saw an improvement in air cargo demand compared to pre-COVID levels, except for Latin America The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its February 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to…

Global trade expanded more rapidly than expected in the second half of last year According to new estimates from the World Trade Organization (WTO), prospects for a quick recovery in world trade have improved as merchandise trade expanded more rapidly…