As we continue to follow the effects of China 301 tariffs, we would like to remind importers of the customs bond requirements and the potential for quick saturation of existing …

A petition has been filed alleging that seamless carbon and alloy steel standard, line, and pressure pipe manufactured in the Czech Republic, Korea, Russia, and Ukraine are being sold at …

The United States Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the suspension of license exemptions for Hong Kong, effective June 30th, 2020.  This change comes because the “Chinese Communist Party …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has extended the temporary enforcement flexibility for non-food safety labelling requirements for foodservice packaged products. A notice to industry regarding this temporary enforcement flexibility …

The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada. Message to Industry – 2020 Additional Tariff Rate Quota Volume for Refined Sugar exports to the United States under the Canada-United States-Mexico …

CN 20-21, Decommissioning of Legacy Release Service Options OGD PARS Please note that the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced that the release service options known as Electronic Data …

This week, U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) published a variety of fact sheets on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). These fact sheets include: Customs Duties Treatment of Customs Duties Regional …

On July 1st, the International Trade Commission posted the fourteenth revision to the 2020 Harmonized Tariff Schedule. We encourage our clients to periodically review the tariff codes that are used …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that the APHIS Core program has been delayed until January of 2021.  The Core Message Set …

Decorative and other non structural plywood, Statement of Reasons The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) initiated investigations on June 11, 2020, respecting the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain …

The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada This message is to inform you that Global Affairs Canada has updated its Handbook of Export and Import Commodity Codes with the …

The Information for Regulated Parties on the Enforcement Approach for the General Prohibitions under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, can be found on the Canada.ca website

On November 30, 2018, Canada, Mexico and the United States signed the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Article 23.6 of the CUSMA establishes an obligation for each Party to prohibit the …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated its plant health requirements for importing micro-organisms. For more information, please see the notice to industry. Please direct questions regarding these updates …

The local FDA offices have notified the trade community of their hours for the holiday weekend: Peace Bridge Buffalo Friday, July 3rd: 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM Saturday, July 4th: …