Trade News

We hope you are getting as excited as we are about the 2025 CSCB National Conference in Charlottetown from September 21-23, 2025. To assist with your planning, we want to share some important news about the Confederation Bridge that links Prince Edward Island (PEI) to Canada’s mainland. GOOD News…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has concluded an administrative review of the normal values and export prices of certain welded large diameter carbon and alloy steel line pipe originating in or exported from Japan by Marubeni Itochu Steel Inc. The administrative review is part of the CBSA’s…

The CBSA is pleased to announce that Trade Chain Partners can now use the SWI IID Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching Criteria to identify commodities regulated by a particular Participating Government Department or Agency (PGA) program. The Regulated Commodities Data Element Matching…

Union Pacific has officially announced an $85 billion deal to acquire Norfolk Southern. If approved, the combined network will create America's first coast-to-coast freight rail operator and reshape the movement of goods across the U.S. However, t he deal will face lengthy regulatory scrutiny plus…

Chapter 06 Chapter 06 was published to: i) add the following OGD extension: 06.02.90.0100.25 – Pepper – in vitro plants (Capsicum spp.). ii) add the end use “Travellers & Personal use and not for resale or distribution” to the following HS codes originating from all countries except the United…

A group of Republican and Democrat senators in the United States (US) has proposed legislation that would exempt US small businesses from tariffs on Canadian goods. The “Creating Access to Necessary American-Canadian Duty Adjustments Act” (CANADA Act) would exempt Canadian goods imported by, or for…

A day after it was announced, confusion has emerged over key elements of the EU–US trade agreement, with Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen offering sharply diverging interpretations. While both sides present the accord as a breakthrough in easing transatlantic tensions, their public statements…

Please note that for maintenance purposes Customs Internet Gateway clients may not be able to submit EDI messages to CBSA or receive EDI messages from CBSA for approximately 15 minutes on: Tuesday, July 29th 2025 between 07:00 (ET) and 07:30 (ET) During the planned maintenance, CIG clients will not…

The Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, will travel to Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines to advance Canada’s agricultural trade interests in the Indo-Pacific. The Indo-Pacific region is comprised of 40 economies, over 4 billion people and $47.19 trillion in…

The U.S. Commerce Department has decided to hike anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood to 20.56 per cent, with B.C. lumber organizations calling them unjustified, punitive and protectionist. B.C. Forests Minister Ravi Parmar expects this decision would go into effect in the U.S. Federal Register…

On June 23, 2025, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers at the Calgary International Airport were conducting outbound exams when they intercepted luggage destined for Narita, Japan. The luggage, which had been flagged for abnormalities, was found to contain approximately 30 kg of…

The CBSA has published the Statement of Reasons concerning an expiry review determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act respecting certain hot-rolled steel plate originating in or exported from Brazil, Denmark, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, and South Korea. Please see…

The CBSA has published the Statement of Reasons c oncerning the initiation of the investigations into the alleged dumping and subsidizing of cast iron soil pipe originating in or exported from China. Please see this link for more information: https://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/cisp2025…

Please note that for maintenance purposes some external clients may not be able to submit EDI messages to CBSA or receive EDI messages from CBSA for approximately 30 minutes on: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 between 03:00 (ET) and 06:00 (ET) Also note that eManifest, CERS and CARM portal clients may be…

After months of bargaining, the United States and the European Union agreed to a trade deal setting a 15% tariff on most goods. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said the deal “will bring stability, it will bring predictability that’s very important for our businesses on both sides of…

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL EXPIRY REVIEW RR-2024-005 — NOTICE OF ORDER Structural tubing Notice is given that on July 16, 2025, pursuant to paragraph 76.03(12)(b) of the Special Import Measures Act, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal continued, without amendment, its order in…