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While trade volumes will register a steep decline in 2020, they are unlikely to reach the worst-case scenario The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) data shows global trade fell sharply in the first half of the year, as the COVID-19 pandemic upended the global economy. However, rapid government responses helped temper the contraction, and WTO economists…

CBSA also outlines duty reductions on certain goods under the Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued Customs Notice 20-20 to advise of amendments to the Customs Tariff based on the Canada-United States-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) and the Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA). As a result of the CUSMA, additions,…

Canadian exporters could apply to export certain prohibited weapons to the three countries Global Affairs Canada is inviting stakeholders to provide their opinions regarding a possible regulatory amendment which could result in the addition of Austria, Ireland, Japan, and Switzerland to the the Automatic Firearms Country Control List (AFCCL). The AFCCL is a list of…

Commissions and brokerage are amounts paid to intermediaries who help in the conclusion of a sale The Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Memorandum D13-4-12 provides information concerning the treatment of commissions and brokerage* when calculating the value for duty of imported goods. Commissions and brokerage are amounts paid to intermediaries who help in the conclusion…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has revised the schedule in relation to the investigations into dumping and subsidizing Read More

The CBSA has revised the schedule in relation to the review given difficulties in distributing the archived administrative records to interested parties Read More

Clarifications on Skim Milk Powder and Milk Protein Concentrate Export Thresholds Read More

The Canadian Grain Commission is implementing amendments to the Canada Grain Act and Canada Grain Regulations under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) Read More

The 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 three months ago. U.S. and Canadian officials have mutually determined that non-essential travel between the United States and Canada still poses additional risk of…

Tribunal will first determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched investigations to determine whether certain decorative and other non-structural plywood originating in or exported from China is being sold at unfair prices in Canada, and whether subsidies are being applied. The investigations are the result of a…

European Commission reports good progress in a significant number of chapters The seventh round of negotiations for the modernisation of the Trade part of the European Union (EU)-Chile Association Agreement took place from 25 to 29 May. The European Commission said there was good progress in a significant number of chapters, including parts of the…

Sixteen new supply-managed tariff rate quotas under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement Global Affairs Canada announced that it has opened the application period for 16 new supply-managed tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for dairy, chicken and eggs and egg products, established under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), effective June 15, 2020. Relevant Notices to Importers set out…