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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

Customs Notice 20-30 outlines the obligations and processes to amend and void previously submitted export declarations that was reported using one of the eliminated reporting methods Read More

The five remaining candidates are Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria, Yoo Myung-hee of the Republic of Korea, Amina C. Mohamed of Kenya, Mohammad Maziad Al-Tuwaijri of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Liam Fox of the United Kingdom Read More

The announcement came just hours before Canada was set to announce retaliatory measures The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced on September 15, 2020 the cancellation of the 10% duty which was imposed on Canadian unwrought aluminum products. The cancellation will be retroactive to September 1, 2020. The USTR says it has has determined that trade…

The Tribunal is to determine if there is a domestic source of supply for targeted goods The Government of Canada applies safeguard measures 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…

Dispute resolution panel rules that the U.S. duties are inconsistent with WTO rules A dispute resolution panel of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled on September 15 that the duties the United States has been imposing on several Chinese goods are inconsistent with WTO rules. The U.S. duties on Chinese goods have been imposed in…

The importer or exporter can submit a request for confidential treatment to U.S. Customs U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not “directly” disclose the names of importers and exporters to the public. However, there are a number of private sector media services that are permitted by the “privacy statute,” 19 CFR 103.31 to collect…

Notice from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the following email notice:    From: CFIA Webmaster [email protected]   Subject: Import Permit section of the Animal Products Policy takes effect/Entrée en vigueur de la section sur les permis d’importation de la politique sur les produits animaux   Date sent: Tue, 15 Sep 2020…

Updated to include the new requirements for the export of dairy products, including infant formula products The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the following email notice:    From: CFIA Webmaster [email protected]   Subject: Revised export certificate for dairy products to China /Le certificat d’exportation révisé pour les produits laitiers vers la Chine   Date sent: Mon, 14…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has extended its fee cap on service fees for certain animal health export certificates until September 30, 2022 Read More

Statistics Canada reports that exports increased 11.1 percent while imports rose 12.7 percent Statistics Canada announced that the country’s July merchandise imports and exports continued to build on the strong gains that were observed in June. Imports increased 12.7% in July, while exports rose 11.1%. The largest contributor to this growth for both imports and…

The “over access commitment” rates of duty will then be applicable until July 31, 2021 Global Affairs Canada advises that the 2020-2021 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for wheat products will be filled as of 11:59 p.m. local time on October 04, 2020. Once the TRQ level is reached, General Import Permit No. 20 – Wheat…

Vehicles, equipment and other goods that are contaminated with soil are not admissible into Canada As soil is a major carrier of invasive species and plant and animal diseases, vehicles, equipment and other goods arriving at the Canadian border that are contaminated with soil are not admissible into Canada. Non-compliant goods are refused entry and…

On October 1, 2020 importers will be required to submit a digital copy of organic product certificate The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the following email notice: Date sent: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:11:51From: Import Systems Unit / Unité des systèmes d’importation (CFIA/ACIA)Subject: Latest update for importers and brokers of organic products/Dernières mises à jour…

(Exported to Canada from the United States by Nacobre USA LLC) Notice of close of record and updated schedule – Normal value and export price review Read More