Trade News

The following was published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on September 1, 2018. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain 54-inch gypsum board — Decision Cold-rolled steel — Decisions Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeal Notice No. HA-2018-013 Commencement of…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a normal value review to update the normal values and export prices of certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe (line pipe) exported from South Korea to Canada by Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel). The normal value review is part of the CBSA’s…

President Donald Trump’s effort to force Canada into signing on to a new NAFTA on his terms is facing new hurdles thanks to growing opposition at home to his threat to proceed without the U.S.’s northern neighbor. Trump’s frustration spilled into the open over the holiday weekend as he railed…

This message was received on August 31 at 5:40 PM. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise of an amendment to the July 1, 2018 version of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff. The statistical suffix for tariff item 4412.99.90.20 has been deleted and tariff item 4412…

This message was received on Friday, August 31 at 4:21 PM. Please note that the revised Interest Rate for the Third Quarter 2018 of 1.1606% is effective August 30, 2018. Following this revision, (1.1606% instead of 1.1583%), the CBSA will conduct a review of significant variances from the period…

United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he'll pick up with Canada's team on Wednesday in Washington... He said U.S. President Donald Trump has notified Congress that his government intends to sign a trade agreement "with Mexico — and Canada, if it is willing — 90 days from now."…

In the last weeks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released information and documents that may be of interest to Canadian stakeholders. 1. Preventive Controls for Animal Food In line with the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), by September 17, 2018, both large and small animal food…

Concerning the preliminary determinations with respect to the dumping and subsidizing of certain sucker rods originating in or exported from China. Decision On August 16, 2018, pursuant to subsection 8(1) of SIMA, provisional duty was imposed on imports of dumped and subsidized goods that are of the…

High-stakes trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. were dramatically upended on Friday morning by inflammatory secret remarks from President Donald Trump, after the remarks were obtained by the Toronto Star. In remarks Trump wanted to be “off the record,” Trump told Bloomberg News reporters…

Talks between Canadian and U.S. trade negotiators turned sour last night and Trudeau government officials are now expressing concern that a final NAFTA deal will not be concluded on Friday, the deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump. Despite repeated efforts by Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia…

The CSCB will be working today to provide you with any NAFTA details, once there is official news of any or no agreement. More than a year of negotiations might reach a breakthrough Friday, if Canada, the United States and Mexico agree on a rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The…

Received on August 30, 2018 15:58 ET. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) Digital Document Store (DDS) is currently experiencing technical difficulties. During this time clients are instructed to send requests to (905) 795-9658.

The Bureau’s offices will be closed on Monday, September 3, 2018 (no officers or Help Desk staff will be available). The EICS and EXCOL systems will be available during normal hours.

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system. The annual interest rate for the third quarter of 2018 (July 1st 2018 to 30 September 2018) will be 1.1583 1.1606.

The problem reported below has now been resolved. All systems are functioning normally. --- Received on 2018-08-29 23:52 ET. CFIA is currently experiencing a delay in processing trade data. Please be advised that all EDI transactions are being received by CFIA’s system, however, the processing of…

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system. The annual interest rate for the fourth quarter of 2018 (October 1st, 2018- December 31th, 2018) will be 1.3299 1.4532.

The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Labour Day on Monday, September 3, 2018. For urgent client service outside business hours and statutory holiday, please contact the TCCU hotline at 1-888-957-7224 and your…

American officials from the president on down have issued the warning repeatedly in recent days: Canada must agree to a revamped NAFTA deal by Friday or miss out on a crucial window of opportunity... But outside experts say the American law governing how Congress approves trade deals — the oft-cited…

Canadian and American negotiators were bargaining through the night in pursuit of a North American free-trade deal before the Friday deadline set by U.S. President Donald Trump, separating into working groups to address key disagreements, including the dispute-resolution mechanism at the heart of…