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The United States International Trade Commission investigates imports from Canada, China and Mexico. The United States International Trade Commission began preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of imports of fabricated structural steel from Canada, China, and Mexico that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged…

Tariffs alter global competitiveness to the advantage of firms operating in countries not directly affected by them. A new study by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) looks at the repercussions of existing tariff hikes by the United States and China. “Because of the size of their economies, the tariffs imposed by…

The OECD’s indicators point to easing growth in Canada, the U.S. and the euro area as a whole. 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…

CBSA Notice of Conclusion of Normal Value Review – Oil Country Tubular Goods 2 – HLD CLARK Message to Industry: Turkey and Turkey Products – Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) for the 2019-2020 allocation year Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2019 Imports –…

Adding new chapters on sanitary and phytosanitary measures, technical barriers to trade, etc. Global Affairs Canada announced that the Amending Agreements to the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA) entered into force on February 5th, 2019. These Amending Agreements modernize the existing CCFTA in order to better support an open and inclusive rules-based trading environment. This…

Revised amounts could change the rates of anti-dumping duty payable on imports. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated a re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices respecting certain copper pipe fittings from the United States, South Korea and China and the amounts of subsidy of certain copper pipe fittings from China. Orders…

Last year’s growth was significantly lower than the extraordinary 9.7% growth recorded in 2017. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that global air freight demand grew by 3.5% in 2018, when compared to 2017. This was significantly lower than the extraordinary 9.7% growth recorded in 2017. IATA says air cargo’s weaker growth performance in…

A duty of 25% will apply when the level of traditional trade flows is reached. The European Commission published a regulation imposing definitive safeguard measures on imports of steel products in the European Union (EU). These measures take effect on February 2, and replace the provisional ones in place since July 2018. The measures concern…

Customs Notice 18-17 (Revised) – Provisional Safeguard Measures Imposed on the Importation of Certain Steel Goods Certain copper pipe fittings from the United States, South Korea and China. Notice of Re-investigation to update the normal values and export prices, and the amounts of subsidy Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ) For Certain Steel Goods – Goods of…

Seventy-five members of the WTO have announced the start of formal talks to establish global rules for e-commerce. Seventy-five members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have announced this week the start of formal WTO talks to establish global rules for e-commerce. Global Affairs Canada points out that, while e-commerce has been discussed at the…

European Court’s Advocate General rules investor protection tribunal does not infringe EU law. The final ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the European Union (EU) by all EU countries has taken a step forward following a decision this week by the Advocate General at the European Court of Justice,…

The agreement removes the vast majority of duties paid by traders on both sides. The Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Japan enters into force on February 1, 2019 and businesses and consumers in Europe and in Japan can now take advantage of the largest open trade zone in the world. The…

U.S. says tariffs were imposed duet to Chinese policies on technology transfer and intellectual property. At a meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on January 28, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to establish a dispute panel to rule on the additional duties imposed by the United States on certain imports from…

Freight originating in Canada rose 8.8% and freight received from the United States fell 7.5%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried a total of 33.8 million tonnes of freight in November, up 7.2% from the same month a year earlier. The Federal agency reports that total rail freight originating in Canada rose 8.8%…

Memorandum D2-4-1 Temporary Importation of Conveyances by Residents of Canada Memorandum D19-1-1 Food, Plants, Animals and Related Products Softwood Lumber U.S. Trade Remedy Proceedings – Extension to deadline to request an administrative review Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level Utilization 2019 Imports – Updated Textiles and Clothing 2019 Tariff Preference Level Utilization…