2021
Merchandise exports increased 1.5 percent, while imports fell 2.3 percent Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise exports increased 1.5% in December, with energy product exports posting the largest increase. Imports fell 2.3%, mainly because of lower imports of consumer…
Read MoreProvisional duties at rates ranging from 3.7% to 28.4% will now be payable on the subject goods The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made a preliminary determination of dumping respecting certain concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia,…
Read MoreAnti-dumping duties will be collected by the CBSA on importations of these goods The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced on February 5, 2021 its finding that the dumping of certain heavy plate, originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei and…
Read MoreTribunal is seeking opinions on whether it should let the finding expire or conduct an expiry review The Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s finding concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain steel grating from China is scheduled to expire on April…
Read MoreRules will apply once the parliaments of all 27 EU Member States have approved CETA Canada and the European Union (EU) adopted four decisions putting in place the Investment Court System provisions agreed in the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade…
Read MoreIATA says capacity shrank by 23.3 percent due to loss of available belly cargo space as passenger aircraft stay parked The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand for air cargo decreased…
Read MoreEconomic indicators continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis lows in most major economies The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced that its composite leading indicators (CLIs) continue to recover from the COVID-19 crisis lows in most major…
Read MoreDuty relief provisions are under the strict condition that imported goods be used in a specific way The Government of Canada has issued over the years several conditional relief tariff items to reduce or eliminate the rates of duty that…
Read MoreThe European Union will use countermeasures in trade disputes when arbitration is blocked The European Parliament adopted new rules allowing the European Union (EU) to use countermeasures in trade disputes when arbitration is blocked. The strengthening of the enforcement regulation…
Read MoreProvisional duties could soon apply to concrete reinforcing bar from Oman and Russia After conducting a preliminary injury inquiry the Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it found a reasonable indication that the dumping of concrete reinforcing bar originating in…
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