The following are available in their entirety on the Canadian International Trade Tribunal website. Gpsyum Board, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI‑2016-001 The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, has conducted a preliminary …

Industry Labelling Tool Update – Labelling Requirements for Confectionery, Chocolate and Snack Foods Additional guidance on the labelling of Confectionery, Chocolate and Snack Food products has been incorporated into the …

The following was provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and concerns the importation into the U.S. of goods regulated by the FDA. The Division of Import Operations in …

New amendments to the Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations allow persons designated by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to issue notices of violation to those who do …

Concrete Reinforcing Bar, Preliminary Injury Inquiry No. PI-2016-002 The notice of commencement of preliminary inquiry inquiry and associated news release are available on the Canadian International Trade Tribunal website. The …

The following forms have been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website. K90 – Duties Relief Application E673 – Fast Commercial Driver Application

The FDA has delayed some of the compliance dates for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  Included in these dates are the deadlines for importers to comply with the Foreign …

This week, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species issued their recommendations for amendments to the CITES appendices.   These appendices dictate the level of regulation imposed on the …

This week, the FDA issued two draft guidance documents to assist industry in the implementation of the new FSMA guidelines.  One draft covers the rule for the Preventative Controls for …

US Customs and Border Protection published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that provides guidance for filing allegations of evasion of anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders.  This enforcement falls under the …

IN THE MATTER OF an expiry review, pursuant to subsection 76.03(3) of the Special Import Measures Act, of the orders made by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal on August 15, 2011, …

D10-18-1, Tariff Rate Quotas This memorandum provides a general overview of TRQs and the legislation that applies to them.  It also outlines departmental guidelines for the administration of TRQs. This …

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will now be regulating composite wood products in sixty (60) days.  The purpose of this is to reduce formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products that …

This week the trade community received a message regarding the FDA’s new FSVP program that is part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).  The FSMA mandated the creation of …

The Foods and Drug Administration has begun regulating e-cigarettes and nicotine dissolvable products effective August 8th, 2016.  These products will now be subject to FDA tobacco regulations.  These regulations include, …