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CFIA now posting alerts when an import system is under maintenance or out of service

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. In the past, an email would be sent to Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) regulated clients when a CFIA import …



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Customs Notice 18-16 (Revised) – United States Surtax Remission Order

Customs Notice 18-16 (Revised) – United States Surtax Remission Order 1. This notice provides information on the introduction and application of the United States Surtax Remission Order, 2018-1272, which is …



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WTO issues panel reports regarding US measures on Canadian, Mexican steel and aluminium

The WTO has issued has issued its panel reports concerning the disputes filed by Canada, Mexico and the USA concerning duties being applied to steel and aluminum products. On 23 …



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USDA APHIS CORE on the Horizon for 2019-2020

At the National Customs Broker’s and Freight Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) national conference this week, a USDA representative stated that the timeline of implementation for the USDA program commonly …



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Reminder: Seasonal Produce Tariff Number Changes for Cucumbers & Tomatoes

As a reminder, on July 1st the seasonal tariff number for cucumbers changed from 0707.00.50 to 0707.00.6010 (greenhouse), 0707.00.6030 (if not greenhouse and less than 6 inches in length) or …



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Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT)

Willson International encourages our clients to pursue participation in Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) CTPAT program. CBP has launched the CTPAT 2.0 Portal; which existing CTPAT partners may access 24/7/365. …



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CFIA Chronicle – Summer 2019

Stay in touch with what’s happening at the CFIA! Read the CFIA Chronicle summer edition Did you know that this is the last edition of the CFIA Chronicle before we …



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Goods Subject to a Remission of Surtax – Further Update

The list of goods subject to the United States Surtax Remission order has been updated. The order has now been published is available at the following link.



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CBP Publishes “What Every Member of the Trade Community Should Know: Reasonable Care”

US Customs updated their Informed Compliance Publication covering “Reasonable Care.”  The term reasonable care is means that a good faith effort has been made to ensure that all information provided …



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Sixth Round of Products Excluded from Section 301 Duties

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register announcing the exclusion requests from the 25 percent duty assessed under the Section 301 China duty investigation.  The product exclusions announced …



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CIT Rules String Lights Not Classifiable as Christmas Tree Lights

In an interesting decision this week, the Court of International Trade overturned a previous Customs decision on the classification of string lights.  CBP’s classification was overturned finding that these particular …



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REMINDER: Scheduled Maintenance on Multiple FDA Systems July 13th & 14th

From July 13th, 11:00 PM to July14th 5:00 AM there will be a scheduled maintenance of multiple FDA computer systems including prior notice. FDA will not be processing inbound entries …



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CFIA releases results of targeted honey testing

As part of its efforts to combat food fraud, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) launched a targeted surveillance strategy in 2018 to verify that honey samples were genuine and …



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IPPC Member consultation on draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Dear stakeholders and partners, It is that time of year for you to participate and ensure Canada’s interests are heard! …



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Trade Compliance Verifications

Trade Compliance Verifications The CBSA manages trade compliance with the Tariff Classification, Valuation, and Origin programs using the following two post-release verification processes: Random verifications Verification priorities Random verifications are …



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