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CFIA Compliance and Enforcement Policy Updated
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) recently updated its Compliance and Enforcement Policy, effective November 1, 2020. The… Read more
Section 232 on Canadian Unwrought Aluminum Ends Retroactively
The President reinstated Canada’s exclusion from the additional ten percent Section 232 duties assessed on imports of Canadian… Read more
New Notice to Importers – Steel General Import Permits No. 80 and 81
Global Affairs Canada, on October 23, 2020, published a new Notice to Importers Serial#1032, effective November 2, 2020,… Read more
Provisional Duties now payable on decorative and other non-structural plywood from China
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced on October 23, 2020, that Provisional Duties are now payable on… Read more
Physical capacity and regulations limit loading in containers
One of the most important rail flows in Mexico is that of containers, due to its intermodal relevance,… Read more
DECREE by which the Rate of the Law of the General Import and Export Taxes is modified
Federal Official Gazette On October 22ND, 2020, the Secretariat of Economy (SE), published in the Official Gazette of… Read more
Importer Cotton Assessment Fee to be Decreased Effective December 4, 2020
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a direct final rule, decreasing the fee paid… Read more
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) seeks to attack bad practices in customs
Given the risk posed by trade-based money laundering, the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF) and the Confederation of Associations… Read more
Aluminum will fall 20%, thousands of companies and the National Aluminum Chamber (CANALUM) close more for export
Like other branches of the industry, aluminum is not in its best cycle since 2018, given the uncertainty.… Read more
Importers, with options to comply with Official Mexican Standards (NOMs): Secretariat of Economy
Importers of merchandise to Mexico have the opportunity to decide whether to submit their products to the availability… Read more