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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 12, 2018 from 08:00 to 18:00 (ET). CADEX, Customs Declaration Message (CUSDEC) B3s and…

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

On December 8, 2017, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT), pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), initiated an expiry review of its finding made on December 11, 2012, in Inquiry No. NQ 2012-003, concerning the dumping of certain carbon steel welded…

NAFTA negotiators are nearing the end of the runway. Observers tracking the ups and downs of these intense trade talks say that if Canada, the United States and Mexico can't get something on paper over the next few weeks, negotiations could easily drag on into 2019. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia…

Talks to update the NAFTA trade deal enter a make-or-break week on Monday, as ministers from Canada, the United States and Mexico seek to resolve an impasse in key areas before elections in Mexico and the United States complicate the process. Discussions in Washington will center on rules of origin…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today concluded a re investigation to update the normal values and export prices respecting certain concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) originating in or exported from the People’s Republic of China (China), the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Turkey…

A) Chapter 01 was published to modify the import conditions for the following HS codes with end uses “Breeding”, Canadian animals returning to Canada”, Feeding for slaughter”, “Immediate slaughter”, “Other end uses”, Temporary stay in Canada” originating from Australia. 01.06.13.2062.03 – Llamas 01…

Turns out all you needed to know about the Trump administration's trade policies, you could have learned from that iconic classroom scene from the 1980s classic film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Remember the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act? Anyone? Anyone? This week some of the best known and respected…

Anyone planning a trip stateside on Sunday may want to note the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel will be closed for three hours in the morning. A training exercise will shut down the tunnel from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m., so the Ambassador Bridge will be the only option to cross the border in Windsor. There's also…

Top officials from China and the United States reached a consensus on some aspects of the countries' trade row, but disagreements over other issues remain "relatively big", according to the Chinese government on Friday. The talks over the past two days have involved a high-level U.S. trade…

Canada's imports rose 6.0% to a record $51.7 billion in March. Exports also increased, up 3.7% to $47.6 billion. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade deficit with the world widened from $2.9 billion in February to a record $4.1 billion in March. In real (or in volume) terms, imports rose 5.3% and…

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released the 2018 Special 301 Report, identifying trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce intellectual property (IP) rights or otherwise deny market access to U.S. innovators and creators that rely…

The United States has added Canada to a priority watch list of countries that it says have failed to enforce intellectual property rights. The Office of the United States Trade Representative downgraded Canada from its watch list to its priority watch list in a report released Friday. The office’s…

Notice received: Wednesday, May 3, 9:44 PM ET The problem outlined below is now resolved. Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing technical difficulties and delays in processing import declarations. At this time clients are instructed to send all…

Notice received: Thurs 2018-05-03 9:00 AM EDT Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) processing delays have been resolved. If you require assistance or have any questions, please contact the National Import Service Centre (NISC) at 1-800-835-4486. Thank you