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Safeguards will apply to imports of heavy steel plate and stainless steel wire. The Government of Canada announced that it will enact final safeguards on imports of heavy plate and stainless steel wire, two of the seven categories of steel which were originally targeted by provisional safeguards. In response to the Canadian International Trade Tribunal…
Read MorePenalties of up to $15,000 can now be issued for violations by food businesses. The Government of Canada announced that Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) of up to $15,000 can now be issued for violations by food businesses that threaten food safety and market access for Canadian goods. Amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary…
Read MoreSome EU members have been contesting the CETA provisions regarding investor protections. The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled today that the Investment Court System (ICS) provisions of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union (EU) and Canada are consistent with the EU Treaties. Some EU members have been…
Read MoreOttawa provides more targeted surtax relief on a range of steel and aluminum products. The Government of Canada published an amendment to the Order Amending the United States Surtax Remission Order (No. 2019-1), which provides further targeted relief on a range of products normally subject to the surtax on steel and aluminum from the U.S.…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 19-06 Relocation of Commercial Office, Halifax, N.S. Customs Notice 18-19 (Revised) Cannabis Customs Excise Duty Procedures Memorandum D2-5-12 Telephone Reporting for General Aviation and Private Boats Memorandum D19-6-3 Importation of Energy-using Products Final Safeguards on imports of heavy plate and stainless steel wire Notice to Importers Serial No 937 CPTPP Whey Powders Tariff…
Read MoreTribunal will now determine whether the expiry would likely result in injury to Canadian industry. On November 20, 2018, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its findings made on December 18, 2013 concerning the dumping of certain copper tube originating in or exported from Brazil, China, Greece, Mexico and South Korea,…
Read MoreThe Tribunal terminated the injury inquiry with respect to the subject goods. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it found that the dumping of nitisinone capsules, originating in or exported from Sweden, has not caused and is not threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry. Anti-dumping duties will therefore not be collected by…
Read MoreFreight originating in Canada fell 3.4% while freight received from the United States dropped 22%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried a total of 25.7 million tonnes of freight in February, down 5.5% from the same month a year earlier. The Federal agency reports that total rail freight originating in Canada 3.4% from…
Read MoreThe U.S. had requested that the WTO establish a dispute settlement panel on China’s policies. A World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement panel found that China has administered its tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for wheat, corn, and rice inconsistently with its WTO commitments. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, China’s grain TRQs have annually underfilled.…
Read MoreMemorandum D5-1-5 Damaged Mail Copper tube from Brazil, Greece, China, the Republic of Korea and Mexico. Expiry Review Decision Order amending the Export Control List. As agreed upon in various multilateral export control regimes Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2019 Imports – Updated Textiles and Clothing 2019 Tariff Preference Level…
Read MoreStatistics Canada says exports were down 1.3% while imports declined 1.6%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world was down slightly, from $3.1 billion in January to $2.9 billion in February. The Federal agency says total exports were down 1.3% in February to $48.0 billion. Exports of metal and non-metallic…
Read MoreZeroing allows to disregard transactions which would otherwise lower the rate of punitive duty. Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chrystia Freeland, issued a statement on the recent decision of a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution panel on U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The Minister welcomed the panel’s ruling that the United States did…
Read MoreNegotiations with the countries and group will enter more rounds throughout the summer. The European Commission is negotiating several trade agreements between the European Union (EU) and various countries and trade blocs and recently reported on progress in negotiations with Mercosur, Indonesia, Chile and Australia. The latest round of negotiations for a trade agreement between…
Read MoreThe OECD’s indicators point to slowing growth in Canada, the U.S., Japan and the United Kingdom. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) announced that its composite leading indicators (CLIs) continue to point to easing growth momentum in most major economies. The CLIs are designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 18-17 Provisional Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods Canada imposes additional sanctions on the Maduro regime in Venezuela Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2019 Imports – Updated Textiles and Clothing 2019 Tariff Preference Level Utilization NAFTA Exports – Updated This page lists newly published…
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