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China Tariff Update: List 4, Next Steps
Source: Canada US Link: China Tariff Update: List 4, Next Steps While the Federal Register notice containing all the relevant details has yet to be published, today, the U.S. Trade Representative published an announcement confirming that certain unidentified products were removed from List 4 for health, safety, national security and similar reasons
Read moreThe Trade War Wages On
Source: Canada US Link: The Trade War Wages On As has been repeatedly mentioned in the general press, President Trump tweeted on August 1st that the U.S. “will start, on September 1st, putting a small additional Tariff of 10% on the remaining 300 Billion Dollars of goods and products coming from China into our Country.” There are lots o
Read moreChina 301 – List 3 Exclusion Process
Source: Canada US Link: China 301 – List 3 Exclusion Process Originally published by the Journal of Commerce in July 2019 Much to the surprise of many American companies, my cost is going to go through the roof with a 25% tariff and price my products out of the market is not enough of a justification for an exclusion request to be granted. It was
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Canada added two Neo-Nazi extremist groups to domestic economic sanctions list
Source: Canada US Link: Canada added two Neo-Nazi extremist groups to domestic economic sanctions list Canada has implemented economic sanctions to suppress international terrorism under three complimentary legal mechanisms: 1. The United Nations Al-Qaida and Taliban Regulations, imposed pursuant to the United Nations Act; 2. The Regulations Imple
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Canada Grants Exception to Fabricated Industrial Steel Components Antidumping Order
Source: Canada US Link: Canada Grants Exception to Fabricated Industrial Steel Components Antidumping Order On August 9, 2019, Canada’s Department of Finance announced that “Canada Welcomes Anticipated Construction of One of the World’s Cleanest LNG Facilities” and hidden in the announcement is an unusual exception to the Ca
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Global Affairs Canada is consulting on whether South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom should join CPTPP
Source: Canada US Link: Global Affairs Canada is consulting on whether South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom should join CPTPP On July 27, 2019, the Global Affairs Canada started a consultation on whether South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom should join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Par
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NAFTA 2.0 Update
Source: Canada US Link: NAFTA 2.0 Update There have been a few developments in the NAFTA 2.0/USMCA/CUSMA process in the past few weeks. 1. The Government of Mexico published in the July 29, 2019 issued of the Official Gazette a decree that was signed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to complete the final step in the ratification p
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What to expect if the CBSA calls to verify customs compliance
Source: Canada US Link: What to expect if the CBSA calls to verify customs compliance The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) conducts verifications (also known as audits) to verify compliance with Canadian customs laws. Importers self-report relevant and detailed information about their imports either directly or through customs b
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The CBSA targets clothing and apparel as a customs valuation compliance priority
Source: Canada US Link: The CBSA targets clothing and apparel as a customs valuation compliance priority The Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) has released its H2 2019 customs verification priories. The valuation verification (also known as an audit) targets are apparel and footwear. This is the third round of audit targeting f
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Federal Court of Appeal confirms that rings imported +6 years ago could not be seized
Source: Canada US Link: Federal Court of Appeal confirms that rings imported +6 years ago could not be seized On June 7, 2019, Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) confirmed in Chen v. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, 2019 FCA 170, that the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) cannot seize goods that were
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