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The Trade Policy Review Body announced an updated programme of reviews for the remainder of 2020 Read More
Read MoreUkraine notified the WTO’s Committee on Safeguards that it initiated a safeguard investigation on wires. Read More
Read MoreThe Agency needs more time due to the complexity and novelty of the issues The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it needed more time for making preliminary determinations with respect to the investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain decorative and other non-structural plywood from China. The Special Import Measures…
Read MoreThe Tribunal says resumption of dumping would result in injury to Canadian industry The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it continued, with amendment, its finding made in 2005 (and renewed several times since) concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel screws originating in or exported from China and Taiwan, and the subsidizing of such…
Read MoreIATA says loss of available belly cargo space shrink capacity as passenger aircraft stay parked The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in July showing air cargo demand is stable but at lower levels than 2019. While there is some month-to-month improvement, it is at a slower pace than…
Read MoreApplications for quota allocation under the CETA Origin Quota for vehicles are now being accepted Global Affairs Canada issued the following email notice concerning the CETA Origin Quota for Vehicles: From: <eics.scei@international.gc.ca>To: <eics.scei@international.gc.ca>Subject: Opening of the Application Period for the CETA Origin Quota for Vehicles / Ouverture de la période de demande pour les contingents…
Read MoreComposite leading indicators continue to strengthen from the Covid-19 crisis lows The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced that its composite leading indicators (CLIs) continue to strengthen from the Covid-19 crisis lows across all major economies, although they remain below long-term trends and at levels lower than those recorded prior to the initial…
Read MoreRevision may result in a change to duties being assessed on importations of these goods Read More
Read MoreNotice to Importers No. 968 sets out the policies and practices pertaining to the administration of Canada’s tariff rate quota (TRQ) for butter, dairy spreads, fats and oils derived from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Read More
Read MoreTo amend the consumption baseline value that is used to determine the HFC quantities that can enter Canada under the HFC phase-down process Read More
Read MorePanel rules U.S. measures are not in conformity with obligations under the WTO A panel from the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled this week that U.S. countervailing duties imposed on Canadian softwood lumber are inconsistent with the WTO obligations of the United States. Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Mary Ng, said in a statement: “Canada…
Read MoreThe Department of Finance is seeking views on two requests for the removal of customs duties The Department of Finance is reviewing two requests for the removal of customs duties on two commodities as follows: Tariff relief consultation: section 82: wheels The Department of Finance is currently reviewing a request for the removal of customs…
Read MoreCFIA limits entry to leafy greens exported by members of the Arizona Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued the following email notice to remind industry that the new conditions for importation of leafy greens from Arizona, which were announced in July, took effect on August 24, 2020: – – – –…
Read MoreAll component indices remain well below trend but export orders show signs of recovery According to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Goods Trade Barometer, world merchandise trade registered a historic fall in the second quarter of 2020, but additional indicators point to partial upticks in world trade and output in the third quarter. The current…
Read MoreThe number of enterprises exporting goods abroad increased for a second consecutive month in June, after hitting low levels in April Read More
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