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CBSA and the US CBP has recently released two reports: Report on the Comparison and Review of the Importer Self-Assessment and Customs Self-Assessment Programs Trusted Traders Tier II Stakeholder Joint Consultation Report

Starting Date Appeal No. Appellant Act Type of Hearing 2013-12-12 AP-2012-035 Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited Special Import Measures Act Public Hearing 2013-12-19 AP-2013-006 SMS Equipment Inc. Customs Act Public Hearing 2014-01-09 AP-2013-019 and AP-2013-020 Philips Electronics Ltd. and Les…

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) today celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Created to provide integrated border services, the CBSA has been dedicated for 10 years to protecting Canada’s security and supporting its economic prosperity… “For 10 years, the CBSA has continued to keep illegal…

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…

After another year of mediocre growth, Canada's economy is expected to perk up in 2014, supported by a pick-up in exports and strengthening business investment, according to the latest Economic and Financial Market Outlook issued today by RBC Economics. RBC is forecasting real GDP growth of 1.7 per…

This message is to inform industry stakeholders that quantities of tariff rate quota (TRQ) for milk protein substances (MPS) with a milk protein content of 85% or more by weight (calculated on the dry matter) that do not originate in any NAFTA country, Chile, Costa Rica, or Israel for the period of…

Canadian negotiators were in Seoul, South Korea from November 25-29 for the first full negotiating round for a Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA) since last year. The talks have been stalled since January 2013. With a new chief negotiator having been appointed since the last meeting, it appears…

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today highlighted progress made at a successful meeting with trade ministers from the countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)... TPP ministers made good progress in Singapore, identifying potential outcomes for key outstanding areas…

a) Chapter 03 was published to modify the import conditions for the end use “Diagnostic testing” for the following HS codes. 03.01 - Live fish 03.02 - Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading No. 03.04. 03.03 - Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish…

The United States and 11 other nations negotiating a free trade zone stretching from Chile to Japan failed to reach a final agreement at talks in Singapore, but indicated they were closing in on a landmark deal. The U.S.-led agreement is a major part of President Barack Obama's foreign policy shift…

Trade experts from Chambers of Commerce in more than 30 countries have met at the ICC Hearing Centre in Paris for the latest in a series of dialogues on recent developments in Certificates of Origin (CO), including electronic certificates of origin (eCOs), the issuance of preferential certificates…

Order and reasons issued Monday, December 9, 2013 IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the finding made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on December 11, 2008, in Inquiry No. NQ-2008-002, concerning: THE DUMPING AND…

Further to our message from November 11, 2013, Agriculture Canada has confirmed that HS classification number for bison will be in effect on January 1st, 2014.

A deal to boost global trade has been approved by the World Trade Organization's 159 member economies for the first time in nearly two decades, keeping alive the possibility that a broader agreement to create a level playing field for rich and poor countries can be reached in the future. …"We have…

Dumping case number: AD/1401 Dumping file number: 4214-40 Subsidy case number: CV/137 Subsidy file number: 4218-38 STATEMENT OF REASONS Concerning the making of final determinations with respect to the dumping of CERTAIN COPPER TUBE ORIGINATING IN OR EXPORTED FROM THE FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL…