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2022 FDA Food Facility Registration Renewal

Every 2 years, Food Facilities that export to the U.S. need to renew their facility registration with the FDA.  Please visit the FDA Industry Systems to access your account.  If …



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Anti-Dumping Duties updates

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has posted the following updated anti-dumping duties notices. Notice of expedited review – certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe (line pipe) originating in or …



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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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FSVP Compliance

Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)/Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) became mandatory on May 30th, 2017. To aid in the initial transition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took an …



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Withdrawal of benefit of the Most-Favoured-Nation Tariff in respect of goods that originate in Belarus and goods that originate in Russia

The purpose of this Customs Notice is to advise that the entitlement to the Most-Favoured-Nation (MFN) Tariff, in respect of goods that originate in Belarus and goods that originate in …



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Revision of directive for fresh pepper and tomato fruit imports into Canada

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency published the 3rd revision of directive D-10-01: General phytosanitary requirements for fresh pepper and tomato fruit imported from the world on October 19, 2022. The …



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Right to Make Entry – CBP Trade Priority

U.S. Customs has made the topic of “right to make entry” a trade priority in recent years. The right to make entry is held only by the importer of record. …



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Continuing Education – Re-melting Provisions

Subheadings 9817.00.80 and 9817.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) provides for conditionally duty-free entry of metals that will “be used in remanufacture by melting, or …



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2022 FDA Food Facility Registration Renewal

Every 2 years, Food Facilities that export to the U.S. need to renew their facility registration with the FDA.  Please visit the FDA Industry Systems webpage to access your account. …



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USDA Streamlines Online Reference Materials

CSMS #52506203 announced that The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has developed a new database called “Agricultural Commodity Import Requirements” (ACIR). This will …



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CBP Updates Guidance on U.S. Goods Returned under HTS 9801.00.10

U. S. Customs & Border Protection issued CSMS # 49163963 updating guidance for importers and brokers on the responsibilities when using the 9801.00.10 provision in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of …



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UPDATE – Register for CARM Client Portal Webinars

Please note, that both the English and the French Onboarding Webinars will be canceled for the month of October. Please use the link below to register for the November 15th …



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Sugar-Containing Products Export Quota: Updated list

Sugar-Containing Products Export Quota: Updated list of NEICS codes for qualifying products for export to the U.S. under the WTO-SCP This notice pertains to sugar-containing products that are classified under subheadings …



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CFIA Webinar – Safe Food for Canadians Regulations for the Manufactured Food Sector

Your business may be subject to federal food regulations, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) wants to help you understand what this means for you. If you are a …



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2023 CUSMA/USMCA Renewal

We would like to remind our clients to send updated 2023 CUSMA & USMCA certificates of origin to cusma_usmca@willsonintl.com If you have already forwarded copies of your 2023 CUSMA/USMCA, thank …



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