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The CSCB Toronto Region would like to invite you to an education seminar on Tariff Classification. This seminar will take place on Thursday, October 29th, 2015 in Mississauga! The session will be led by Trent Cosgrove, Transportation & Customs Advisor, TCA Ltd. Join Trent in an interactive learning…

[On September 21,] three trade associations representing steel producers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico sent a joint letter to their respective government trade agencies expressing concern that recent developments in the automotive portion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations include…

A) Chapter 03 was published to: i) modify the import conditions and add new miscellaneous codes: "Wild marine origin", "Cultured marine or cultured freshwater or wild freshwater origin" to the following HS codes with the end uses: "Food services", "Retail use" and "Further processing for human…

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has provided the latest version of the policy directive D-98-08: Entry Requirements for Wood Packaging Material into Canada (effective date in the online document to be updated shortly). This directive provides the requirements for the entry for all wood packaging…

According to the Global Dynamism Index (GDI), a global study by the Economist Intelligence Unit for Grant Thornton, Canada ranks 9th among the 60 largest economies in the world based on 22 indicators across five growth areas: business operating environment, technology, labour market, market growth…

As recessions go, Canada just experienced about as mild of a downturn as it gets in the first half of the year, and is once again in growth mode, economists from TD Bank said in a new forecast on Monday... Not great most economists would say, but not bad either. A lower loonie and rising U.S. demand…

The value of Canadian wholesale trade was unchanged in July as gains in sectors including machinery and motor vehicles were offset by declines in the food industry, data from Statistics Canada showed on Monday. The reading fell short of economists’ forecasts for a gain of 0.7 per cent... In volume…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 19 September 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate — Decisions Canadian International Trade Tribunal…

Due to popular demand, we are bringing back the CBSA team that presented the August 27th, 2015 webinar on the Single Window Initiative, Integrated Import Declaration and Advance Trade Data. Please note, this is a repeat presentation. This webinar will take place on Monday, 28 September 2015 at 1:30…

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RESOURCE CORP. v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY, Appeal No. AP-2014-028 Decision issued: Friday, September 18, 2015 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on June 2, 2015, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF…

EVER GREEN ECOLOGICAL SERVICES INC. v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY, Appeal No. AP-2014-027 Decision issued: Friday, September 18, 2015 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on May 7 and 8, 2015, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE…

BRI-CHEM SUPPLY LTD. v. PRESIDENT OF THE CANADA BORDER SERVICES AGENCY, Appeal No. AP-2014-017 Decision issued: Friday, September 18, 2015 IN THE MATTER OF an appeal heard on May 7 and 8, 2015, pursuant to section 67 of the Customs Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.); AND IN THE MATTER OF various…

This memorandum outlines the contraventions and possible enforcement actions that may result from a Duty Free Shop (DFS) licensee's failure to comply with the legislative provisions governing the operation of a DFS. This memorandum is revised as a result of a review of the Master Penalty Document…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 5 and 12 September 2015 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canada Border Services Agency Special Import Measures Act Certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe — Decisions Canadian International Trade Tribunal Appeals Notice No. HA-2015-011…

New analysis has identified the six riskiest economies in global trade, based on their exposure to the commodity price slump, the slowdown in China and the US Federal Reserve rate rise. Researchers at ABN Amro have singled out Brazil, Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa and Turkey as those…