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ISF & Ocean Shipments: What you need to know

Regardless if the final destination is the United States or Canada, if your ocean shipment is docking in the United States then an ISF (Importer Security Filing) must be filed …



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FSMA Small Entity Compliance Guide for Sanitary Transportation of Food

The FDA has released a ‘Small Entity Compliance Guide’ for the sanitary transportation of human and animal food in accordance with the FSMA (Foods Safety Modernization Act).  This document is …



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CBP Fees set to increase January 1st, 2018

In accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), US Customs fees will be increasing to coincide with inflation.  This increase will impact all importers. Most notable amongst …



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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.”  Not only does this publication cover topics such as merchandise description and classification, but it also covers forced labour, which …



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CBP Fees set to increase January 1st, 2018

In accordance with the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), US Customs fees will be increasing to coincide with inflation.  This increase will impact all importers. Most notable amongst …



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STOP! For Meat Inspection

If your company ships meat or products containing meat to the United States, please be sure to inform your carriers to stop for USDA meat inspection.  The Food Safety and …



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New Roll-Out of CFIA Food Export Web Pages – All Food Commodities

The following is provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Please be advised that the CFIA is revising the food export web pages to better assist Canadian industry with export …



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New and Updated Customs Notices

The following are available in their entirety on the Canada Border Services Agency website. CN 17-35, Inclusion of certain Other Government Department regulated goods for personal use through the Courier …



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Anti-Dumping Duties (Copper Pipe Fittings)

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Copper Pipe Fittings – Initiation of Investigations The Canada Border Services Agency initiated investigations on October 27, 2017 respecting …



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Anti-Dumping Duties (Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin)

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin – Notice of Preliminary Determinations On November 16, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) made …



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CETA Origin Declaration

The purpose of the origin declaration is to certify that the goods are of CETA preferential origin.  Simply stating “EU preferential origin” is akin to a Canadian exporter stating “Canada …



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ADD and CVD Final Determinations on Softwood Lumber

On Wednesday, the Final Determination of anti-dumping duties (ADD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on softwood lumber from Canada were published in the Federal Register.  This officially established new rates for …



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US Customs Issues Guidelines for Wood Packaging Material for Non-Compliance Penalties

In previous editions of Willson eNews, we reported that US Customs will be increasing the frequency of penalties related to non-compliant wood packaging materials.  Last week, US Customs issued a …



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FCC Discontinues use of Form 740

Effective November 2nd, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially discontinued the requirement of the FCC740 form for radiofrequency devices.  This rule, posted in the Federal Register, ends the need for …



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US Department of Commerce Initiates ADD/CVD Investigation on Forged Steel Fittings

On November 1st, US Customs released CSMS message 17-000687 notifying importers and the trade that the US Department of Commerce has initiated an ADD/CVD investigation on forged steel fittings from …



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