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Utilization levels have been updated to April 19, 2021 Read More

Utilization levels have been updated to April 19, 2021 Read More

The Utilization levels for certain items have been updated to 2021-04-19 Read More

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 prices in Canada. The investigation follows a complaint filed by four Canadian manufacturers. In the…

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 to programs that relieve duties, tariffs and taxes for businesses engaged in importing and exporting.…

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 United States, announced sanctions against 9 Myanmar military officials under the Special Economic Measures (Burma)…

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, Colombia, Honduras, Panama, Peru and all countries benefitting from the General Preferential Tariff. The Order…

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 by the pandemic, the value of Canada’s annual merchandise exports decreased 12.4% in 2020 to…

Memorandum D10-15-30 has been updated to clarify the Canada Border Services Agency’s administrative policy regarding interpretation of the term “For domestic purposes” in several tariff items Read More

Minister of Foreign Affairs announces the cancellation of permits that were suspended in the fall of 2020 Read More

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

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 outperform pre-COVID levels with demand up 9% over February 2019. February demand also showed strong…

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 than expected in the second half of last year. The Organization says the volume of…

Information on new agreement’s tariff provisions, proof of origin and shipping requirements The Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (CUKTCA) Implementation Act, which received Royal Assent on March 17, 2021, came into force on April 1, 2021. The United Kingdom Trade Continuity Remission Order, 2021, which provided temporary duty arrangements since January 1st, no longer applies…

Canada Border Services Agency to lead efforts to create a joint Canada-United States cross-border task force to address gun smuggling and trafficking Read More