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Expiry Review No. RR-2014-001 Order issued - Friday, September 26, 2014 IN THE MATTER of an expiry review, under subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the order made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on January 6, 2010, in Expiry Review No. RR-2009-001, continuing…

Preliminary Injury Inquiry, No. PI-2014-002 Determination issued - Friday, September 19, 2014 Reasons issued - Friday, October 3, 2014 IN THE MATTER OF a preliminary injury inquiry, pursuant to subsection 34(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, respecting: OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS ORIGINATING IN…

Subscribers may be interested in the following, published on 4 October 2014 in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Canada Border Services Agency Customs Act Regulations Amending the Presentation of Persons (2003) Regulations Environment, Dept. of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Notice of…

The CSCB has been made aware of an unofficial list of recent tariff amendments. These changes are over and above the changes that resulted from the implementation of the Honduras tariff treatment. A Customs Notice from CBSA is expected shortly. Members are encouraged to advise the CSCB of how they…

Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is currently experiencing delays in the processing of import release requests. Please note there may be a delay (3 hours) in processing import documentation. During this time clients are instructed to send requests via email to NISC…

a) Chapter 03 was published to add the following OGD extensions. 03.01.99.0520.74 - Aphanopus carbo - TSN 172389- Black Scabbardfish (live) 03.01.99.9071.42 - Trachurus trachurus- TSN 168588- Atlantic Horse mackerel (live) 03.02.45.9071.42 - Trachurus trachurus- TSN 168588- Atlantic Horse mackerel…

The CSCB has just been notified that the MS Access format of the Tariff has been made available. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise that version 2014-4 of the Microsoft Access format of the Departmental Consolidation of the Customs Tariff is available at http://www.cbsa-asfc…

STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning an expiry review investigation determination under paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the Special Import Measures Act regarding CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PLATE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM UKRAINE DECISION On September 18, 2014, pursuant to paragraph 76.03(7)(a) of the…

In a case that could have a profound impact on the trade community, compliance officers, business owners, and others can now be held personally liable under the customs penalty statute for fraudulently or negligently providing information on imports. Under this decision, import managers and…

The World Trade Organisation said the trade in global goods trade will grow less than hoped this year and next as regional conflicts and the Ebola outbreak slow down economies. A 3.1% year-on-year increase in trade in goods is expected in 2014, much less than the 4.7% the WTO forecast in April, said…

Monthly freight flows between the U.S. and its NAFTA partners fell 1.8 percent in July to $101.1 billion, according to statistics released Sept. 25 by the Department of Transportation. However, these data show that the value of total U.S. trade with Canada and Mexico rose 8.5 percent from July 2013…

Canada posted an unexpected trade deficit of $610-million in August, snapping a string of strong trade numbers, as imports surged while exports took a breather. Statistics Canada reported that imports jumped 3.9 per cent from July, to a record $44.8-billion, led by mining and energy products…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) wishes to advise that the on-line Tariff 2014-4 has been updated to correct certain rates of duty that were erroneously published October 1, 2014. The updated line items include: 4203.21.10.00 4203.21.90.10, 4203.21.90.20, 4203.21.90.90 6111.20.00.10, 6111.20…

Six months after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration sounded a warning on generic drug maker Apotex’s quality standards, Health Canada has moved to ban the import of all drugs and drug ingredients from three factories in India, two of them associated with Apotex. Minister Rona Ambrose announced…

Exporting. Globalization. Diversification. These are big terms, and we usually associate them with big business. We can even go as far as to think that in a great, big, new, trading world, small business really doesn't fit the model, doesn't really belong in the game - that you really need size and…

Memorandum D11-11-3, Advance Rulings for Tariff Classification has been updated and is now available on the CBSA website at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-11-3-eng.html. This memorandum has been revised to include provisions for the publishing of advance rulings for tariff…

Memorandum D11-11-1, National Customs Rulings (NCR) has been updated and is now available on the CBSA website at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-11-1-eng.html. This memorandum has been amended to reflect procedural requirements for obtaining a National Customs Ruling on origin…

Memorandum D11-4-16, Advance Rulings for Origin Under Free Trade Agreements has been updated and is now available on the CBSA website at http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/dm-md/d11/d11-4-16-eng.html. This memorandum has been revised to reflect the implementation of the Canada-Peru Free Trade…