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The “over access commitment” rates of duty will then be applicable. Global Affairs Canada advises that the 2019-2020 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for wheat will be filled as of 11:59 p.m. local time on April 09, 2020, and that the “within access commitment” tariff items will be closed at that time. More specifically, this covers…
Read MoreImporters must retain certain records and provide these to Global Affairs Canada upon request. Global Affairs Canada recently emailed a notice to customs brokers and importers to remind parties in the industry of their obligations under the Steel and Aluminum Import Monitoring Programs: – – – – – – – – – – The Trade…
Read MoreNew rates will apply to certain spirits, wine, beer and tobacco products. Excise duty rates on spirits, wine, beer, certain tobacco products increase periodically. The Canada Revenue Agency keeps a web page indicating current and historical rates per product. This page provides the rates of all excise duty imposed under the Excise Act, 2001 on…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 20-07 Release of Non-Commercial Goods via the Single Window Initiative (SWI), Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Customs Notice 20-06 Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Quebec, Quebec) Customs Notice 20-05 Highway Sufferance Warehouse Closure (Miramichi, New Brunswick) Memorandum D2-3-6 Non-commercial Provincial Tax Collection Programs. Revised, see memorandum Government of Canada amends Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act.…
Read MoreAdministering exports to the EU of vehicles that are eligible under the CETA origin quota. Global Affairs Canada announced the launch of consultations to review the allocation policy for the Origin Quotas for vehicles for export to the European Union (EU) under the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). Under CETA the EU agreed to…
Read MoreThe complete network recovery process is expected to take several weeks. CN announced on Tuesday that, in the absence of significant illegal blockades on its network over the last few days, it was calling back most of the temporarily laid off employees based in Eastern Canada. Over 1,400 trains, including passenger trains, were delayed or…
Read MoreIATA notes that January marked the tenth consecutive month of declines in cargo volumes. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reports that demand in global air freight markets decreased by 3.3% in January 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. This marks the thirteenth consecutive month of year-on-year declines in air freight volumes. IATA…
Read MoreFocus group discusses potential economic benefits of an ASEAN-Canada FTA for both parties. Canada and the ASEAN group of countries have been in exploratory free trade negotiations since 2017. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising 10 member states. Established by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand in…
Read MoreCertain Sucker Rods from Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. Notice of Revised Undertaking Proposals Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2020 Imports – Updated Textiles and Clothing 2020 Tariff Preference Level Utilization NAFTA Exports – Updated This page lists newly published government memorandums, notices, regulations and decisions. Clicking on a title will…
Read MoreAnti-dumping finding scheduled to expire unless CBSA and Tribunal decide to maintain it. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its order to determine if the continued or resumed dumping of certain oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Turkey,…
Read MoreThe Agency will be adjusting its fees every year, at the end of March, based on inflation. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will begin adjusting its fees based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) starting March 31, 2020, and on every March 31 going forward. For 2019-2020, the rate of increase will be 2.2%.…
Read MoreThe 0.8% decline was caused by a drop in carloads of iron ores, wheat and potash. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried 32.4 million tonnes of freight in December, down slightly (-0.8%) from December 2018. This marked the fourth consecutive month of a year-over-year decline and the first decrease reported for the month…
Read MoreThe Agency oversaw the release of 20.7 million commercial shipments and almost 60 million courier shipments. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) published an outline of its performance in the past year, during which it collected $32.6 billion worth of duties and taxes. The CBSA oversaw the release of 20.7 million shipments of commercial goods…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 20-04 Notice Against Using the Single Window Initiative (SWI), Integrated Import Declaration (IID) to Obtain Release of Goods Imported Via the Postal Stream Memorandum D5-1-1 International mail processing Oil country tubular goods from Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam. Expiry Review Concrete Reinforcing Bar exported to…
Read MoreGlobal Affairs is seeking input from Canadians on possible modernization of CUFTA. Global Affairs Canada is seeking input from Canadians on possible modernization negotiations of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA). Since CUFTA’s entry into force, in August 2017, two-way merchandise trade has grown, reaching $346 million in 2018. Canada’s merchandise exports to Ukraine were…
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