The food facility update period starts on October 1st Under the Food and Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires domestic and foreign facilities that manufacture, pack, or hold food for human or animal consumption in... Read more >
This article was originally published in Global Trade Magazine on August 13, 2020. By Paul Woodward For many, the onset of Brexit’s transitional period, which began on February 1, 2020, probably seems like an eternity ago, particularly considering the global... Read more >
The United States is re-imposing tariffs on Canadian Aluminum shipped to United States. The 10% tariff is scheduled to be implemented on August 16, 2020. Publication of the Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States The Trump... Read more >
Known as the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the U.S., the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) in Canada, and the Tratado entre México, Estados Unidos y Canadá (T-MEC) in Mexico, the Agreement will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)... Read more >
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has advised the trade community that it is delaying the decommission date of the ACROSS OGD service options 463 and 471 until further notice. The delay of the decommission of the legacy Other Government... Read more >
November 18, 2019 – CN rail has released the following statement: "We would like to update you on CN’s collective bargaining with the Teamsters Canadian Rail Conference (TCRC-CTY), which represents approximately 3,200 of CN employees working as train conductors and... Read more >
This article was originally published in Global Trade Magazine on Oct. 8, 2019. By Cora Di Pietro, Vice President, Global Trade Consulting In a recent Senate Finance Committee report, U.S. Trade Czar Robert Lighthizer opined that Vietnam must take action... Read more >
[Updated October 09, 2019] October 7, 2019 - The U.S. will impose Section 301 duties on European Union (EU origin) products effective October 18, 2019. The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced that arbitration by the World Trade Organization (WTO), in... Read more >
September 9, 2019 – On September 1, 2019, the U.S. followed through with plans to enact tariffs on roughly $112 billion worth of China-origin goods (list 4A), including clothing and household goods. In retaliation, China passed tariffs on thousands of American... Read more >
September 4, 2019 – Global Affairs Canada (GAC) recently issued a Notice to importers, advising of a new aluminum import monitoring program. Under this program, certain aluminum products have been added to the Import Control List (ICL) as item 83, and General... Read more >