Trade News

CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan highlighted the Department of Homeland Security’s northern border strategy [on October 1, 2018] to members of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance in Washington, D.C... Issued in June, the strategy aims to secure the northern border against threats, support…

A) Chapter 01 was published to: i) modify the import conditions for the following HS codes originating from the United States. NO VERSION CHANGE. 01.05.11.1010 - Day old chicks 01.05.11.1011 - Over 3 days old, 01.05.11.1012 - Less than 3 days old 01.05.12.1010 - Day old poults 01.05.12.1011 - Over 3…

CSCB has negotiated a special 15% discount from CIFFA’s non-member prices for our members to attend CIFFA 70th Anniversary Conference, Global Supply Chains in a Digital Future: Innovation and Inspiration, October 16 & 17 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Delegates will have an opportunity to…

Serial No. 910, Date: October 1, 2018 Imports of cheese into Canada are subject to import controls under Canada’s EIPA. Accordingly, an import permit issued by Global Affairs Canada is required for shipments of cheese to enter Canada. Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)…

Serial No. 909, Date: October 1, 2018 Imports of cheese into Canada are subject to import controls under Canada’s EIPA. Accordingly, an import permit issued by Global Affairs Canada is required for shipments of cheese to enter Canada. Under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)…

CFIA advises that on August 15, 2018, the transition period ended for the use of the previous version of the export certificate for cattle or bison to the United States. Only the new version of the certificate HA 1941 amended on June 27, 2018 will now be accepted. The USDA no longer requires bovine…

The U.S., Canada, and Mexico [have] announced an agreement to modernize the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is expected to be signed by Dec. 1, which could bring it up for congressional consideration in early 2019. According to fact sheets from the…

As the dust begins to settle around the 11th-hour deal to pull North America’s continental trade alliance from the brink, the initial sense of relief will be tempered by the realization that Canada didn’t gain much from this new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade. Except, maybe, the…

Online shoppers will get price breaks on some products they buy from websites outside of Canada as a result of new e-commerce rules in the new proposed trade agreement... Under the new rules, what is called the de minimis threshold – the amount that can be imported to Canada without duties or taxes…

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today welcomed an agreement-in-principle between Canada, the United States, and Mexico on a modernized trade agreement – the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)... Following more than a year of negotiations, the three countries have reached…

In 2017, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency launched a framework called Responding to Today, Building for the Future (RTBF) to guide the work of the Agency. The RTBF Progress Report 2018 outlines the work done over the past year and where the Agency is headed. We invite you to read the Progress…

Chapter 08 was published to change the release recommendation from “Refuse Entry” to Refer to “CFIA-NISC” for the following HS code originating from Republic of Maldova. 08.09.40.4007 – Plums (fresh). (Prunus domestica, P. insititia, P. salicina and their hybrids) This created a requirement version…

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has posted the text of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which will replace NAFTA. The text of the agreement is available on the USTR website.

Canada and the U.S. have reached a tentative deal to overhaul the North American free-trade agreement after intensive weekend talks, trading access to Canada’s protected dairy market for the preservation of a key dispute-resolution system and exemption from threatened auto tariffs. President Donald…

“Today, Canada and the United States reached an agreement, alongside Mexico, on a new, modernized trade agreement for the 21st Century: the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USMCA will give our workers, farmers, ranchers, and businesses a high-standard trade agreement that will result…

Reports indicate that as of September 26, 2018, the Canada Post Corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers will be in legal strike or lockout position. Please check with Canada Post for the latest developments, to help you avoid delays associated with disruptions to mail service. The CFIA…

...[European trade commissioner Cecilia] Malmstrom says a lack of awareness in Canada and a wave of anti-globalization nationalism abroad may be contributing to the country’s sluggish start to seizing opportunities in the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)... CETA has been in effect…

Canada’s economy grew by a greater than expected 0.2 per cent in July, Statistics Canada data indicated on Friday, [September 28], a development set to cement market expectations of another interest rate increase next month... The Bank of Canada, which this month forecast temporary factors would…