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Anti-Dumping Duties – Certain Copper Pipe Fittings

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Certain Copper Pipe Fittings - Statement of Reasons For the purpose of these investigations, the subject goods are defined as: …



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REMINDER: USDA Import Permits

As a reminder, please remember to send the import permits with your drivers.  Produce from origins other than Canada will often require an import permit.  This USDA permit is required …



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NAFTA Negotiations Continue

The U.S. Trade Representative and the U.S. Commerce Secretary stated that if NAFTA 2.0 negotiations do not conclude in the next few weeks, passage will not occur until the end …



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CBP’s Interest in Blockchain Technology Continues, NAFTA/CAFTA Pilot Set

Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) Emerging Technologies Working Group has been investigating possible applications for blockchain technology within U.S. Customs. Blockchain is a continuously growing list of records that …



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Trade Show Season: Know Before You Go!

This is the time of year when companies are preparing to be an exhibitor at a trade show in the United States. So, before you load those skids, here are …



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Section 232 Steel & Aluminum Tariff Exemption Extensions

U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations that levied a 25 percent tariff on steel articles and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum articles imported from all countries beginning March 23rd. …



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CBP Centers Validating Claims of US Origin on Steel Products and Aluminum Products

U.S. Customs & Border Protection has begun issuing requests to substantiate claims of U.S. origin steel and aluminum products for items classifiable in Chapters 72 and 73, not entered under …



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Dry Wheat Pasta, Inquiry No. NQ-2017-005

IN THE MATTER OF an inquiry, concerning the dumping and subsidizing of all dry wheat-based pasta, not stuffed or otherwise prepared, and not containing more than two percent eggs, whether …



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USTR Releases 2018 Special 301 Report on Intellectual Property Rights

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today released the 2018 Special 301 Report, identifying trading partners that do not adequately or effectively protect and enforce intellectual property …



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Section 232 Steel & Aluminum Tariff Update

In March, U.S. President Donald Trump signed proclamations that levied a 25 percent tariff on steel articles and a 10 percent tariff on aluminum articles imported from all countries except …



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Alternate Energy Efficiency Verification Scheme for Battery Chargers

In support of the proposal to introduce regulatory requirements for battery chargers in Amendment 13 to Canada’s Energy Efficiency Regulations, NRCan has developed an alternate energy efficiency verification scheme for battery …



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Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website Copper Pipe Fittings – Notice of Final Decisions On April 25, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made …



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Canada’s New Formalized Process for AD/CVD Scope Rulings

Information relating to Scope Proceedings Importers may now request a formal Anti-Dumping and/or Countervailing Duty Scope ruling from Canada Border Services Agency.  A Scope Ruling is a binding ruling by the …



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Shrimp and Abalone Imports Will Require SIMP, per Federal Register

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a Final Rule that Shrimp and Abalone Will Require SIMP Info Starting December 31st, 2018.  The new government spending bill required …



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CBP states GSP Goods still Subject to Section 201 Duties

U.S. Customs issued CSMS 18-000307 this week, officially stating that The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) does not apply the Section 201 safeguard tariffs items.  The GSP is a duty …



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