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Changes allow the imposition of safeguards on imports which were recently subject to safeguards. Bill C-101 received Royal Assent on June 21, 2019. Entitled “An Act to amend the Customs Tariff and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act”, the legislation temporarily removes the two-year moratorium on the imposition of safeguard measures on imports previously subject…

Importers and industry are also invited to provide input on origin labelling of imported foods. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launched a public consultation on proposed changes to labelling requirements in the Food and Drug Regulations and the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations. The proposals include several changes to provide clearer information on food…

The treaty aims to reduce arms flows to illicit groups through effective export controls. The Government of Canada deposited on June 19, 2019 its instrument of accession to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). The Arms Trade Treaty is an international treaty that establishes common standards for the international trade of conventional weapons and seeks to…

Several other trade-restrictive measures are being considered for potential later implementation. The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 21st Monitoring Report on G20 trade measures issued this week shows that turbulence in global trade continued during the last six-month period (October 2018 to May 2019). The previous period saw a record level of new restrictive measures introduced.…

The trade agreement will eliminate nearly all customs duties on goods traded between the two sides. The European Union (EU) and Vietnam will sign trade and investment agreements in Hanoi on Sunday June 30. The trade agreement will eliminate nearly all customs duties on goods traded between the two sides in a progressive way that…

Customs Notice 19-13 Amendment to the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff Memorandum D10-15-29 Tariff Classification of suitcases, travelling bags, backpack (rucksacks) and handbags of Heading 42.02 Sugar-Containing Products Export Quota: Quantities available for utilization. A portion of the sugar-containing products (SCP) export quota to the United States is now available for utilization by Canadian…

The Mexican Senate ratified on Wednesday the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. Mexico has formally ratified the new North American free trade agreement with Canada and the United States, becoming the first of three countries to give the green light to the treaty. The Mexican Senate, meeting in special session Wednesday, approved the new treaty by…

CBSA will use facility for examinations of marine containers from the Deltaport terminal and Fraser Surrey Docks The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) and the Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) officially opened on June 17 the CBSA Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility (TCEF) in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. The TCEF is a…

Hamilton International is Canada’s largest overnight express cargo airport and hub for ecommerce. The Government of Canada announced a major investment of $18.5 million for a project that will increase efficiency at John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport. The project will upgrade the airport’s two main runways, supporting taxiways and lighting systems to increase efficiency…

The UK was the largest importer of goods from Canada while Germany was the main exporter to Canada. According to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), in 2018 Canada was the EU’s 12th largest partner for imports (2% of total extra-EU imports) and the 10th largest for EU exports (2% of total…

The WTO notes that Canada continues to pursue reciprocal FTAs and seeks to modernize older agreements. The World Trade Organization (WTO) Secretariat issued its Trade Policy Review report on Canada’s international trade performance for the period 2015-2019. Trade Policy Reviews are an exercise, mandated in the WTO agreements, in which member countries’ trade and related…

The slide is broad-based, led by a weaker outlook for international business opportunities. According to a semi-annual report from Export Development Canada (EDC), trade confidence among Canada’s exporters fell to its lowest level since the European debt crisis seven years ago. EDC’s Trade Confidence Index (TCI) dropped 5.3% bringing the trade confidence index down to…

The European Commission says negotiators achieved good progress across all discussed areas. Trade negotiators from the European Union (EU) were in New Zealand from May 13-17 for the fourth round of negotiations for a trade agreement between the EU and New Zealand. Following the formal launch in June 2018, both sides have been discussing towards…

World Customs Organization trainers were advising Bolivian customs officers about Container Control Programme. Training experts from the World Customs Organization (WCO) were conducting an initial training on risk profiling of containers in La Paz, Bolivia, in April, within the framework of the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme. In cooperation with the officers of the newly formed…

Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2019 Imports – Updated Textiles and Clothing 2019 Tariff Preference Level Utilization NAFTA Exports – Updated Changes in the regulation of nitrification and urease inhibitors. Nitrification and urease inhibitors imported into or sold in Canada are now subject to registration as supplements under the Fertilizers…