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Global trade changes have been dominating headlines since the Trump Administration began rolling out this portion its “America First” policy. It has been difficult to separate the Administration’s public commentary from actual policy changes; in particular in the areas of potential changes to the…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the “Accredited Veterinarian’s Manual” The following module has been updated: Module 5.10: Export to the U.S.- Birds, Poultry and Hatching Eggs http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/diseases/accred……

As part of ongoing efforts to improve client service please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will be performing network maintenance on Saturday, May 26th, 2018 and Sunday, May 27th, 2018 from 3:00am until 7:00am (ET). Consequently, the following services may not be…

1. This customs notice is to advise that the Tobacco and Vaping Products Act (TPVA) has received Royal Assent and came into force on May 23, 2018. 2. “Vaping products” (formerly known as e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems) include vaping devices, and their individual parts such as…

A) Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes. NO VERSION CHANGE. 06.02.10.0009.01 - Apple - Unrooted plants. 06.02.10.0009.02 - Crabapple - Unrooted plants. 06.02.10.0009.03 - Apricot - Unrooted plants (Prunus armeniaca). 06.02.10.0009.09 - Prunus spp…

A) Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes. NO VERSION CHANGE. 06.02.10.0009.01 - Apple - Unrooted plants. 06.02.10.0009.02 - Crabapple - Unrooted plants. 06.02.10.0009.03 - Apricot - Unrooted plants (Prunus armeniaca). 06.02.10.0009.09 - Prunus spp…

A) Chapter 06 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes. NO VERSION CHANGE. 06.02.10.0009.01 - Apple - Unrooted plants. 06.02.10.0009.02 - Crabapple - Unrooted plants. 06.02.10.0009.03 - Apricot - Unrooted plants (Prunus armeniaca). 06.02.10.0009.09 - Prunus spp…

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act ( SIMA), it has initiated a preliminary injury inquiry to determine whether the evidence discloses a reasonable indication that the dumping and…

The President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Mr. John Ossowski, made the following statement in response to recent media stories about redeployment of CBSA staff to address irregular migration. “As the President of the CBSA, I wish to clarify inaccuracies and misinformation contained…

Washington and Beijing both claimed victory on Monday as the world's two largest economies stepped back from the brink of a global trade war and agreed to hold further talks to boost U.S. exports to China. Over the weekend, the two sides pledged to keep talking about how China could import more…

European Union proposals to open its markets wider to U.S. products, including cars, appear not to have persuaded Washington to lift the threat of import tariffs on EU steel and aluminum, the bloc’s trade chief said on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump had granted EU producers an exemption from…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday said major issues remained in talks involving the United States, Mexico and Canada to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. "There are still some very significant, open issues," Mnuchin said in an interview on CNBC. "We'll see where we…

Concerning an expiry review determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act regarding the dumping of certain carbon steel welded pipe from Chinese Taipei, India, Oman, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates, and the subsidizing of certain carbon…

A) Chapter 03 was published to change the release recommendation from “Approved” to “Refuse Entry” for the following HS codes. 03.01.92.0415.30 - Anguilla anguilla - TSN 161128 - European eel (live). 03.01.92.0415.48 - Anguilla japonica - TSN 161134 - Japanese eel (live). This created a requirement…

President Donald Trump has the World Trade Organization in a chokehold, and the United States has made clear what he wants: no more judicial rulings that interpret WTO rules to Washington’s disadvantage. Trump has effectively engineered a crisis in the WTO’s system of settling global disputes by…

Trade tensions may be starting to hold back global merchandise trade, the World Trade Organization said on Friday, as it published an outlook indicator showing growth was above trend this quarter but slowing down. The World Trade Outlook Indicator (WTOI), a composite published since the third…

The United States declared the NAFTA countries were nowhere close to a deal, in a statement Thursday designed to douse expectations that an agreement might be just a few minor adjustments away. It rebuffed an effort from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia…

The ACROSS EDI release requests received report for April 2018 is available on the CSCB website ( download). The national EDI percent was 97.1.

Clients Affected: All clients and service providers who transmit trade data using EDI and/or the eManifest Portal. The Technical Commercial Client Unit (TCCU) of the Canada Border Services Agency will be closed on the statutory holiday of Monday, May 21 2018. For urgent client service outside…