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Canada’s trade surplus still over $1.0 billion in February

However, worldwide shortage in semiconductor chips hit country’s exports and imports of motor vehicles & parts Statistics Canada announced that the country’s trade surplus with the world narrowed from $1.2 billion in January to $1.0 billion in February, as merchandise exports decreased by 2.7%, while imports fell 2.4%. The federal agency notes that due to…

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Canadian trade deficit narrowed to $955 million in August

Statistics Canada says exports rose 1.8% while imports were up 1.0%.  Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise trade deficit with the world narrowed from $1.4 billion in July to $955 million in August. The Federal agency says total exports increased 1.8% to reach $50.6 billion in August. Exports of energy products rose 3.9% and…

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Reinvestigation of values of oil country tubular goods and seamless casing

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 of certain certain oil country tubular goods originating in or exported from China, Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine…

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The EU remains the largest global exporter of agri-food products

The United States, China, Switzerland, Japan and Russia were the main destination of EU agri-food exports. The European Union’s (EU) agri-food trade reached a value of €254 billion in 2018 – €138 billion of exports and €116 billion of imports. This means that the EU remain for yet another year the largest global exporter and…

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U.S. Customs will automate vessel manifest confidentiality request process

Companies will manage their own confidentiality requests via an online process. In the United States there are a number of private sector media services that are permitted by the “privacy statute” to collect maritime vessel manifest data at every port of entry. “Reporters” collect and publish names of importers and exporters from vessel manifest data…

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Notice to Exporters Serial No. 1059

Exports of Refined Sugar to the United States under World Trade Organization Commitments Read More

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CBSA initiates dumping investigation on container chassis from China

Tribunal will first determine whether the imports are harming Canadian producers The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) launched investigations to determine whether container chassis from China are being sold at unfair prices in Canada and whether these goods are being subsidized. The investigation follows a complaint filed by a Canadian manufacturer in Quebec. Two other…

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Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

Customs Notice 19-20 General Import Permit No. 83 – Aluminum Products Customs Notice 19-18 Amendments to the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA) – Minor Processing Operations. Memorandum D3-4-2 Highway Pre-arrival and Reporting Requirements Memorandum D10-15-26 Goods to be employed in a Noxious Atmosphere Available Quantities for Reallocation under Trans-Pacific Partnership CPTPP Supply Managed Goods TRQs…

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Duty on certain steel line pipe from China and Japan could expire in October

Tribunal is seeking opinions on whether it should let the finding expire or conduct an expiry review The Canadian International Trade Tribunal’s finding concerning the dumping and/or subsidizing of certain welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from China and Japan is scheduled to expire on October 19, 2021,…

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EU export requirements extended to January 15, 2022

The European Union granted trade partners an extension from August 21, 2021 to January 15, 2022 for all exporters of commercial food and animal commodities destined for the EU in order to meet the new requirements of EU’s Animal Health Law From:    CFIA Webmaster <CFIAMaster@INSPECTION.GC.CA>    To:    CFIA-FOA_ACIA-AOA@WWW.AGR.GC.CA    Subject:    20210811 – EU export requirements extended to January…

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Technical documents: Government memorandums, notices and decisions

Customs Notice 19-12 Courier Low Value Shipment Program Redesign Customs Notice 19-11 Removal of the Interim Highway Process for in-bond Shipments Message to industry – 2019 Food Preparations Tariff Rate Quota. Food preparations containing more than 10 per cent but less than 50 per cent on a dry weight basis of milk solids Textiles and…

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