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Freeland returns to Washington as NAFTA, tariff tensions mount

Canada's foreign affairs minister is heading out of town for what could turn out to be a pivotal trade mission to Washington. When Chrystia Freeland arrives in D.C. today, she will attempt to tackle a trifecta of trade troubles threatening the Canada-U.S. relationship. Freeland's primary objective…

CFIA-AIRS Updates, 29 May

A) Chapter 20 was published to add the following OGD extension. 20.05.70.2082.04 – Olives, stuffed with fish, less than 20% fish (air tight container) This created a requirement version change for the following HS code with end uses “Food services” and “Retail use”. 20.05.99.3002 - Vegetable…

Customs changes to China's advanced cargo information from June 1

China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) is amending its advance cargo information requirements for imports and exports from June 1. ..."The notice requires additional data elements to be communicated related to Inbound and Outbound Transportation by Air and Sea. The purpose of this…

CBP exploring ‘known shipper’ e-commerce concept

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is exploring a sort of “known shipper” approach for according trade-processing benefits to e-commerce “partners in compliance” as well as for holding transacting parties accountable for low-value shipment violations, CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said…

U.S. Advances WTO Case on B.C. Wine Regulations

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has requested that the World Trade Organization establish a dispute settlement panel to examine regulations maintained by the Canadian province of British Columbia that exclude imported wine from being sold on regular grocery store shelves. A USTR press…

CBSA Departmental Plan 2018-2019

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released its Departmental Plan 2018-2019 (previously called a Report on Plans and Priorities). Of particular interest may be the Status report on transformational and major Crown projects which includes information on the CBSA Assessment and Revenue…

Canada's Trudeau raises U.S. auto import probe concerns with Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday and raised “strong concerns” about a U.S. probe into car and truck imports that was launched this week, the prime minister’s office said. The two leaders also discussed the North American Free Trade Agreement…

Copper Pipe Fitting, Inquiry No. NQ-2017-004

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal), pursuant to the provisions of section 42 of the Special Import Measures Act, has conducted an inquiry to determine whether the dumping and subsidizing of pressure pipe fittings and drainage, waste and vent pipe fittings, made of cast copper…

Canadian Pacific Railway union serves strike notice

Union members representing Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd’s (CP) (CP.TO) conductors and locomotive engineers have served a notice to go on strike as early as May 29, according to a union statement released on Saturday. The strike notice comes a day after the union rejected the company’s latest…

Updates to the CFIA Fish List

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has added or modified the common names for the following fish species within the CFIA Fish List: Acipenser schrenckii Encrasicholina devisi Encrasicholina heteroloba Encrasicholina punctifer Holothuria mexicana Holothuria poli…

The weird zigzags of a ship trying to navigate the U.S.-China trade war

Vessel loaded with U.S. sorghum headed to China, then Spain, now Singapore It's rare that a perfect illustration of a trade war comes along. But a ship full of an obscure crop called sorghum has become a token of what can happen. The ship has been zigging and zagging through the ocean for weeks…

Export outlook: The provincial perspective

Canadian exporters are being kept busy by strong world growth, new trade agreements – and unfortunately by the uncertainty of protectionism... Newfoundland tops the growth charts Newfoundland and Labrador will be the lone province to experience double-digit export growth in 2018. While commodity…

Trade by exporter characteristics: Goods, 2017

The number of Canadian enterprises exporting goods abroad rose by 191 firms in 2017 to 43,480. This change mainly reflected an increase in the number of exporting enterprises in the manufacturing sector. That strength was largely offset by a decline in the retail trade sector. Canadian enterprises…

Trade by importer characteristics: Goods, 2017

In 2017, 154,225 enterprises in Canada imported goods from abroad, up 5,339 from 2016. The growth was widespread among every sector of the economy. Small and medium importing enterprises (SMEs) accounted for 98.6% of all importers in the country in 2017. These firms were responsible for 47.3% of…

CBSA Message (TCC18-057) - EDI Maintenance Outage, 27 May

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI. For maintenance purposes, all EDI applications will be unavailable on Sunday May 27, 2018 from 04:30 to 06:00 (ET) and from 07:00 to 08:30 (ET). This includes: all incoming data or outbound messages such as…

CBSA Mesage (TTCC18-055): CCS / CADEX Scheduled Maintenance Outage, 26-27 May

Clients Affected: All importers and brokers who submit their B3s and AO notification of release queries using the CCS/CADEX system For maintenance purposes, the CCS/CADEX system will be unavailable on Saturday May 26, 2018 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET) AND Sunday May 27, 2018 from 05:00 to 05:30 (ET)…

Fate of CP Rail contract offer to be decided by union members today

The risk of a potential strike at CP Rail could be decided this afternoon once members from two unions complete voting on a three-year deal rejected by their negotiating teams... A Teamsters Canada spokesman says the union expects its members will reject the offer. The union would immediately…