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The country’s merchandise imports fell 4.7% in April, while exports decreased 1.0% Statistics Canada announced that the country’s merchandise imports fell 4.7% in April, while exports decreased 1.0%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance went from a deficit of $1.3 billion in March to a surplus of $594 million in April. The Federal agency…

Air cargo continues to be the good news story for the air transport sector with demand up 12% in April The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its April 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand continued to outperform pre-COVID levels (April 2019) with demand up 12%. Because comparisons between…

Anti-dumping duties will be collected by the CBSA on importations of these goods The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced its finding that the dumping of concrete reinforcing bar from Algeria, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam has caused injury to the domestic industry. Anti-dumping duties will therefore be collected by the Canada Border Services…

 The Federal Budget of 2021 proposed changes to the Customs Act to improve duty and tax collection The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is giving an opportunity to interested stakeholders to send comments and questions on future regulatory amendments to the Valuation for Duty Regulations. The Federal Budget of 2021 proposed changes to the Customs…

Memorandum D9-1-6 has been updated Read More

Memorandum D11-4-16 has been revised to reflect the implementation of trade agreements Read More

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is updating its imports requirements for certain articles of wood and some articles that contain wooden components  From:    CFIA Webmaster <[email protected]>    To:    [email protected]    Subject:    20210607 – Changes to ‘no-permit-required’ (NPR) letters for forestry articles / Changement aux lettres attestant « qu’aucun permis n’est requis » pour les articles de foresterie   …

Organic import and admissibility requirements for grain products from chapter 10 with the end use “Human consumption”  From:    CFIA Webmaster <[email protected]>    To:    [email protected]    Subject:    20210609 – Latest update for importers and brokers of organic products/Dernières mises à jour pour les importateurs et courtiers de produits biologiques    Date sent:    Wed, 9 Jun 2021 12:45:30 -0400    Send reply…

Utilization levels have been updated to June 7, 2021 Read More

Utilization levels have been updated to June 7, 2021 Read More

Officials welcomed the formal request to accede to the CPTPP received from the United Kingdom Members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) discussed the United Kingdom’s application to join the CPTPP this week. Ministers and Senior Officials, representing Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and…

The Trade tribunal is continuing its inquiry on injury to the domestic industry The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it made its final determination of dumping in respect of certain concrete reinforcing bar from Oman and Russia. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal is continuing its inquiry to determine if the dumping is causing…

The Trade Tribunal says resumption of dumping would result in injury to Canadian industry The Canadian International Trade Tribunal announced that it continued its finding made in June 1984 concerning the dumping of certain whole potatoes imported from the United States of America, for use or consumption in the province of British Columbia The Tribunal…

The negligible BSE-risk status is an important step for Canadian beef products exporters Canada has now been officially recognized by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) World Assembly of Delegates as a country with negligible risk for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). BSE is a progressive, fatal disease of the central nervous system of cattle.…

 Plants with box tree moths were possibly imported on nursery plants shipped from Canada The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of box tree moth, Cydalima perspectalis, in the continental United States and is taking action to contain and eradicate the invasive pest that was possibly…