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Customs Notice 19-01 Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) coming into force on January 15, 2019Customs Notice 17-19 (Revised) Interim Measures and Issuance of ACI Penalties to Highway CarriersNotice of Initiation of Normal Value and Export Price Review. Oil Country Tubular Goods and Seamless Casing – Shandong MolongNotice of Initiation…
Read MoreFinding is scheduled to expire unless CBSA and Tribunal decide to maintain it. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its finding concerning the dumping of certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and certain high-strength low-alloy steel plate originating in or exported from Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Romania. The Tribunal’s finding, made…
Read MoreBelgium, China, Germany, Russia, Switzerland, the UK and the U.S. have been selected to take part. Seven countries were selected or targeted to participate in a the Mercury II Pilot project to digitalize the ATA Carnet, a customs document allowing duty- and tax-free movement of goods for up to one year. The Carnet is a…
Read MoreFreight originating in Canada was up 6.3% while freight received from the United States dropped 4%. Statistics Canada announced that the country’s railways carried a total of 34.7 million tonnes of freight in October, up 5.3% from the same month a year earlier. The Federal agency reports that total rail freight originating in Canada rose 6.3%…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 18-27 Regulatory Amendments and New Regulations Related to the Implementation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Memorandum D14-1-7 Assessment and Payment of Duties Under the Special Import Measures Act Memorandum D19-9-2 Importation and Exportation of Cannabis, Controlled Substances and Precursors Certain Hot-rolled Carbon Steel Plate from Bulgaria, Czech Republic…
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Read MoreExpanded arrangement recognizes Canadian and Japanese organic livestock standards as being equivalent The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced the conclusion of an expanded organic arrangement between the governments of Canada and Japan. Effective July 16, 2020, the expanded Canada-Japan Organic Equivalency Arrangement will allow for Canadian certified organic livestock products and processed food products containing…
Read MoreIPPC establishes a common approach to preventing the introduction and spread of plant pests The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is inviting stakeholders to submit comments on proposed revisions to the international standards for phytosanitary measures under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) The IPPC is an international treaty that establishes a common approach to…
Read MoreCustoms Notice 19-21 Decommissioning of the legacy release service options other government department pre-arrival system 463 and other government department release on minimum documentation 471 Large Diameter Carbon and Alloy Steel Line Pipe exported from Japan to Canada by Sumitomo Corporation. Initiation of Normal Value Review Textiles and Clothing Free Trade Agreement Tariff Preference Level…
Read MoreNew measures on the trade of elephant ivory could include additional requirements and restrictions Environment and Climate Change Canada launched a 60-day consultation to garner feedback from Canadians on a potential revised approach to elephant ivory trade in Canada. Currently, Canada adheres to obligations on the trade of elephant ivory under the Convention on International…
Read MoreTrade Tribunal will first determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced its finding that the dumping of concrete reinforcing bar originating in or exported from Oman and Russia has not caused injury but is threatening to cause injury to the domestic industry. Anti-dumping duties will therefore be collected…
Read MoreBoth sides will suspend application of tariffs for a period of five years and seek to overcome their long-standing differences The United States and the European Union (EU) announced a cooperative framework to address the large civil aircraft disputes. The agreement moves away from past confrontation in pursuit of a cooperative future by suspending the…
Read MoreThe Government of Canada announced the extension of COVID-19 travel restrictions, from the United States as well as all other countries, until May 21, 2021. The ban on crossing the border by land, air and sea for leisure and tourism is therefore maintained until May 21 and all testing and quarantine measures will continue to…
Read MoreAnti-dumping duties will be collected by the CBSA on importations of these goods The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) issued the following news release: Negociations between the dockworkers’ union and the MEA Most recent update: April 23, 2021 The dockworkers’ union CUPE Local 375 sent a 72-hour notice of an unlimited general strike to the Maritime…
Read MoreFederal bImports of certain goods will not cause material injury to the domestic industry The Canadian International Trade Tribunal has completed the interim review of its finding made on October 20, 2016 in respect of certain welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from China and Japan. Having found…
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