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N 20-01, Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import food to Canada

CN 20-01, Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import food to Canada This Customs Notice replaces CN 19-01 Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) coming into …



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Anti-Dumping Duties

Oil Country Tubular Goods – Notice of Expiry of Finding The Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, that its finding …



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FIRM Reports – Update

FIRM is an information retrieval system that allows CBSA to generate reports related to all of the Canada Customs Coding Form (B3) fields that have been input into the Customs …



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U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement

CSMS #41149692 was released instructing stakeholders on the requirements for claiming duty free treatment under the new U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. In order to receive preferential treatment, a good must be …



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US/China Trade Dispute Agreement Reached – List 4a Tariffs Reduced & List 4b Tariffs Suspended

As many of our readers are aware, the U.S. levied additional tariffs on goods made in China.  These tariffs have come in waves that began on July 6th, 2018.  The …



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New Product Exclusions Issued for China 301 List 3

The Office of the U.S Trade Representative issued another round of product exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs for List 3.  This round of exclusions published on January 6th include …



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USMCA Update

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley stated that it may take three to four days for the agreement to pass through the Senate committees prior to a vote.  The vote …



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2020 U.S. Tariff Schedule Released

The U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule: 2020 Basic Edition is released and available online.  The HTSUS changes throughout the year, so it is important that your company has a process in …



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Phase 1 of China Deal Expected to be signed on January 15th

On January 15th, 2020, President Trump has stated that he expects to sign “Phase 1” of the China trade deal.  This deal would lower the List 4a rates from 15 …



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China 301 Duty: Update and Exclusion Information

As many of our readers are aware, the U.S. levied additional tariffs on goods made in China. These tariffs have come in waves that began on July 6th, 2018. The …



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New Year’s Holiday FDA Hours

The local FDA offices have notified the trade community of their hours for New Year’s Day: Peace Bridge Buffalo 12/31/2019: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM (this may be adjusted to …



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Has your Company Reviewed your Tariff Classifications Recently?

It’s no secret that the current administration has levied record amounts of duty on imports since 2016, which makes tariff classification vitally important. The proper classification of a commodity is …



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FDA Publishes FSVP Importer List

A key element to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)/Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) regulations is the reporting of the contact information for the party responsible for FSVP activities in …



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USDA APHIS CORE on the Horizon for 2019-2020

The official notice instituting APHIS-CORE is expected to be published in the Federal Register this January.  APHIS-CORE is the program that will institute mandatory electronic filing of U.S. Department of …



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Certificates of Export Required for Importations of Korean Steel – UPDATE

The announcement was made that beginning October 18th, “Certificates of Export” will be required for Korean Steel imported into the United States that are subject to the absolute quota system. …



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