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Aluminum importers will be required to cite permit number, steel importers may have to to submit detailed reports.  The Government of Canada announced a new aluminum import monitoring regime and will strengthen the current steel import monitoring system. Starting September 1, 2019, certain aluminum products will be added to the Import Control List and General…

Additional countries where CIFTA-eligible goods may undergo minor processing, rate reductions on certain goods. In May 20018 Canada and Israel agreed to amend the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) that originally came into force on January 1, 1997. The amended Agreement enters into force on September 1, 2019 and includes rate reductions in 847 tariff…

Tribunal says resumption of dumping and subsidies would result in injury to Canadian industry. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced the continuation of its November 2013 order concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain silicon metal from China. The Tribunal found that the resumption of dumping and subsidizing was likely to result in injury to…

More flexibility to determine whether goods are being dumped into Canada, faster adjustments to anti-dumping rates. The Government of Canada announced that amendments are being made to the Special Import Measures Regulations, aiming to ensure that an appropriate level of anti-dumping duties can be applied to goods that are dumped into Canada. The amendments are…

Customs Notice 19-19 Amendments to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff (CIFTA Modernization legislation) Customs Notice 19-18 Amendments to the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) – Minor Processing Operations Customs Notice 19-08 (Revised) – Final Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods Memorandum D3-2-1 Air Pre-arrival and Reporting Requirements Memorandum D11-11-1…

Under the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement (CCRFTA) goods manufactured in Costa Rica free trade zones were not admissible to the full benefits of the agreement’s preferential tariff when imported into Canada. They would only become admissible on the condition that Costa Rica eliminate all business income tax exemptions and other export subsidies which applied…

Wrong tariff phase-out was applied to fifteen tariff items covering certain cars, buses, floor coverings and tires. The Government of Canada published an amendment to the Customs Tariff to correct a few errors in the implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) preferential tariffs. Canada granted, by mistake, duty-free status to…

Memorandum D2-5-1 Charter Access to Airports Memorandum D19-7-4 Importation of Engines, Vehicles, Vessels and Machines CBSA Form E669 Declaration of Minor Processing In The Territory Of A Non-Party (CIFTA) – 2019-08-19 Message to industry – Milk protein substances with a milk protein content of 85% or more by weight, calculated on the dry matter, that…

Canada and the U.S. announced that they have brought into force the “Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine, and Air Transport Preclearance between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America.” The Agreement will facilitate opportunities for enhanced travel and trade. It enables Canada and the U.S. to expand preclearance for…

The loss of momentum in goods trade has already been confirmed in previous quarters. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Goods Trade Barometer the growth of world merchandise trade volumes is likely to remain weak in the third quarter of 2019. The latest reading of 95.7 from the barometer, formerly the World Trade Outlook…

The Government of Canada is consulting Canadians on negotiations for possible accession of new members to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The Agreement entered into force for Canada, Australia, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore on December 30, 2018, and for Vietnam on January 14, 2019. For the remaining signatories (Brunei,…

Customs Notice 19-16 Amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff Customs Notice 19-17 Guidelines updates for Post-Arrival Manual Amendments for House Bill, Cargo and Conveyance Information (eManifest) Memorandum D11-11-1 National Customs Rulings (NCR) Memorandum D11-11-3 Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification Memorandum D14-1-8 Re-investigation Policy – Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) Memorandum D19-12-1 Importation…

Statistics Canada says the effect of the cancellation were already visible in June According to Statistics Canada the effect of the cancellation by the Canadian and the U.S. governments of their compensatory tariffs on steel, aluminum and other selected products were already visible in June. The two government lifted their tariffs on May 20, 2019.…

Businesses can register a trade barrier and get help from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service.  Global Affairs Canada can help Canadian exporters and investors dealing with trade barriers in foreign countries. Canadian businesses can register such a trade barrier and then work with the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service and partner departments to address trade barriers…

On March 8, 2019, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its order made in March 2014 concerning the dumping and subsidizing of certain aluminum extrusions originating in or exported from China. Following the Tribunal’s decision the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated an expiry review investigation to determine whether the expiry…