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The Appellate Body cannot hear appeals as the U.S. refuses the appointment of new judges The United States notified the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body of its decision to appeal the report of the panel that found that the American duties on Canadian softwood lumber were illegal. The WTO’s Appellate Body, which would…
Read MoreLoss of available belly cargo space remains an issue as passenger aircraft stay parked The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in August showing that improvement remains slow while insufficient capacity remains a major issue. The capacity constraint is due to the loss of available belly cargo space as…
Read MoreStatistics Canada reports reports that loadings of fuel oils and crude petroleum saw the largest decline in July Statistics Canada announced that railway carloadings remained below pre-pandemic levels in July, despite the rebound in trade with the United States. Canadian railways carried 29.7 million tonnes of freight in July, a decrease of 11.8% compared with…
Read MoreThe new CERS Portal must be used to electronically submit export declarations As announced earlier this year the Canadian Government eliminated the possibility of declaring exports on a paper form as of June 30, 2020, and exporters have to report electronically. This new requirement was to be combined with the decommissioning of the old Canadian…
Read MoreRevision may result in a change to duties being assessed on importations of these goods Read More
Read MoreMemorandum D19-13-2 has been updated to include several regulatory changes Read More
Read MoreMemorandum D3-5-1 has been updated to include recent changes Read More
Read MoreTribunal will first determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched an investigation into whether or not certain concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam are being sold at unfair prices in Canada. The investigation follows a complaint filed by three Canadian manufacturers.…
Read MoreThe border closure does not apply to freight and to certain essential travel Canada and the United States have announced that they are extending by another month the border restrictions put in place at the end of March. Canadian and U.S. officials have mutually determined that non-essential travel between the United States and Canada still poses additional…
Read MoreThe steepest declines were recorded in Europe and North America while Asia was relatively less affected The World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that global merchandise trade volumes declined by 14.3% in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the previous period as COVID-19 containment measures affected economies around the world. According to the WTO’s latest…
Read MoreTrade between Canada and the EU has increased by 27% for goods and 47% for services Governments in Canada and the European Union (EU) welcomed the third anniversary of the provisional entry into force of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The balance of these three years is very positive: bilateral trade between…
Read MoreThe change in date will give Ottawa the ability to align U.S. and international travel restrictions The Government of Canada has extended the Mandatory Isolation Order and temporary travel restrictions for all travelers seeking entry into Canada from a country other than the US, until January 21, 2021. Travel restrictions for US citizens and foreign…
Read MoreThe Canada Border Services Agency official Holidays and EDI system maintenance dates for 2021 The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) electronic commerce systems published the list of official Holidays for the next year. They apply to all provinces except where indicated otherwise: • Friday, January 1, 2021 • Monday, February 15, 2021 (Alberta, New…
Read MoreRelease 1 of the CBSA Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) project in the spring of 2021 Read More
Read MoreThe “over access commitment” rates of duty will then be applicable until July 31, 2021 Global Affairs Canada advises that the 2020-2021 Barley Products Tariff Rate Quota will be filled as of 11:59 pm local time on December 21, 2020. The within access commitment tariff items will be closed and the “over access commitment” rates…
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