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During the November BCCC meeting, CBSA announced a roll-out of an Advance Ruling E-Communications Pilot Project, which will begin on December 10, 2018 and end on March 31, 2019. This Pilot Project will be launched following a request from the importing community, through the BCCC Sub-Committee, that…

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on December 1, 2018. Canadian International Trade Tribunal Determinations Nitisinone capsules Expiry review of findings Circular copper tube Global Affairs Canada Initial environmental assessment of the modernization of the North American…

President Trump said Dec. 2 that he intends to formally withdraw the U.S. from NAFTA “shortly” after signing a replacement deal with agreement partners Canada and Mexico. However, it is unclear what the impact of such a move would be. Trump said submitting a formal withdrawal notice, which could end…

On November 29, 2018, the CITT posted an overview and statistical summaries related to goods subject to safeguard measures, as follows. Steel Safeguard Inquiry and Industry Overview The overview has been prepared to provide the context, scope, methodology and other information common to all the…

The U.S., Canada, and Mexico signed Nov. 30 on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Argentina a trade agreement updating the quarter century-old NAFTA. However, prospects for congressional approval of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement remain uncertain... Congress is not likely to take up…

Canada takes U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about pulling out of NAFTA seriously and has no indication when the White House might act, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said on Monday [Dec 3, 2018]. Morneau... also said it was clear that a negotiating process was starting in the United States…

Canadian steel buyers are racing to get construction steel into the country to claim first-come, first-serve exemptions from tariffs that were meant to stabilize the country's market in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's metals tariffs. With steel prices already high, the companies that…

The Department of Finance Canada, the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico, and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are pleased to announce the establishment of the Canada-Mexico-United States Financial Regulatory Forum. The Financial Regulatory Forum will provide an annual venue for…

Further to our Statement issued on November 26, 2018, and as part of the ongoing investigation into the outbreak of E. coli illnesses linked to romaine lettuce, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising distributors, importers, restaurants, retailers, and institutions not to distribute…

Presentation from the CARM Trade Chain Partners (TCP) Consultation Meeting on 21 November 2018 is now available in the CARM consultation section of the CSCB website.

IID users may have noticed that for the Wildlife Enforcement Division of Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Single Window ECCRD states that: Original CITES and WAPPRIITA permits must also be physically presented to the border services officer for validation when reporting to the CBSA. The…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) delays in processing of the Integrated Import Declaration (IID) Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) messages have been resolved. If you require a release for a shipment that has already arrived, or about to arrive at the border please…

Chapter 07 was published to add the miscellaneous codes “Rooted, grown in soil-free media” and “Without soil” to the following HS code originating from the United States except California. 07.05.19.3028.99 Other lettuce This created a requirement version change for the following HS code. 07.05.19…