In 2011, the US Government passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Â The purpose of this legislation is to prevent contamination rather than simply reacting after a problem is discovered. …
What is the FSMA? The Food Safety Modernization Act of 2011 What is the FSVP? The Foreign Supplier Verification Program As a Canadian company that exports human or animal food, …
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet outlining the preliminary determination of countervailing duties on softwood lumber from Canada. Â In this fact sheet, five (5) companies were assigned …
US Customs issued CSMS message 17-000253 advising that ACE reporting of all EPA required data elements will become mandatory on May 18th, 2017. This impacts pesticides, toxic substances, engines, and …
This week, CSMS message 17-000255 was issued with an update on the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) Data Requirements. Reporting the DUNS number and contact information will still be mandatory …
China’s growing middle class represents one of the most dynamic and promising new sources of demand for Canada’s high-quality goods and services. We know that when we expand and diversify …
Due to exceptional circumstances, a portion of the sugar-containing products (SCP) export quota to the United States is now available for utilization by Canadian residents on a first-come, first-served basis …
SIMA – Notice of Re-investigation – Certain Concrete Reinforcing Bar <link rel=”stylesheet” href=”/_wb/4.0.20/theme-gcwu-fegc/css/noscript.min.css” /> The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has today initiated a re-investigation to update the normal values …
A Federal Register Notice was published today announcing that the US Department of Commerce has made a Preliminary Determination that Countervailing Duty (CVD) will apply to Certain Softwood Lumber Products …
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated the layout of its fertilizer safety web content to make information easier to find. Â A number of Trade Memoranda and industry reference …
On April 25, 2017, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), made final determinations of dumping in respect of certain fabricated industrial steel components (FISC) originating in or exported from the …
The US Department of Commerce has set new countervailing duty cash deposit requirements for imports of hardwood plywood products from China. Â These rates will be retroactive and apply to shipments …
The National Customs Broker and Freight Forwarders Association of America’s RAC Co-Chair, Mike Lahar, spoke out about the FDA’s Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) that will go into effect on …
The International Trade Administration has issued a fact sheet outlining the preliminary determination of countervailing duties on softwood lumber from Canada. Â In this fact sheet, five (5) companies were assigned …
A key component on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) is the Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). On May 30th, the importers of record (IOR) must report additional information on …
