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Federal budget increased the rates of excise duty on tobacco products effective April 20, 2021 The Canadian Government’s 2021 Budget includes Notice of Ways and Means Motion increasing the rates of excise duty on tobacco products effective April 20, 2021. The rates increase does not apply to the excise duty on raw leaf tobacco and…

China remains the first priority country because of the scale and persistence of problems The European Union (EU) published its biennial report on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in third countries. According to the report, China remains the Priority 1 country for the EU, because of the scale and persistence of…

The Agreement’s rate of implementation of commitments now at 70.1 per cent of WTO membership According to an update from the World Trade organization (WTO), the current rate of implementation of Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) commitments stood at 70.1 per cent for the entire WTO membership as of April 22. Broken down by level of…

Memorandum D10-15-27 has been revised to reflect current jurisprudence with respect to safety headgear, other protective headgear, athletic of subheading 6506.10 Read More

Inquiry concerns goods from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam Read More

Canada has issued a Notice to suspend all commercial and private passenger flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days Read More

Strike will result in a complete shutdown of cargo handling and docking services normally provided by dockworkers. 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 CUPE Local 375 sent a 72-hour notice of an unlimited general…

 Imports 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 and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from China and Japan. Having found that…

The measures do not affect trade and the international transport of goods is allowed The Government of Canada announced the extension of COVID-19 travel restrictions, from the United States as well as all other countries, until May 21, 2021. The ban on crossing the border by land, air and sea for leisure and tourism is…

CITT will determine if alleged dumping is causing injury or retardation to Canadian industry Following the initiation of a dumping investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint filed by four Canadian manufacturers that they have suffered injury as a result…

 Businesses can register a trade barrier and get help from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service Global Affairs Canada can help Canadian exporters and investors dealing with trade barriers in foreign countries. Canadian businesses can register such a trade barrier and then work with the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service and partner departments to address trade barriers…

Anti-dumping finding scheduled to expire unless CBSA and Tribunal decide to maintain it Read More