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Softwood Lumber export tax reduced for August 2015
Under the terms of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA), the trigger for a reduction in the export… Read more
CBSA announces changes to the anti-dumping/countervailing of certain steel grating from China
Effective July 14, 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) concluded their re-investigation of the normal values, export… Read more
Southern California ports intend to win back business
Ports on the West Coast have lost significant chunks of their usual business following unprecedented backlog and work… Read more
As Panama and Suez Canal projects near completion, the former recaptures lost traffic
Briefly, in late 2014, the Panama Canal ceded some of its control over the all-water shipping route between… Read more
USDA announces fiscal year 2016 sugar TRQ
On June 12, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 tariff-rate quotas… Read more
TPP: Canada not budging on dairy restrictions
With fast track authority, as it is called, finally in effect in the U.S., discussions have hit this… Read more
President reauthorizes and renews GSP, AGOA and Haiti FTAs
On June 29, 2015 President Barack Obama signed the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 into law, effective… Read more
Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations set to begin
Effective December 1, 2015 the Human Pathogens and Toxins Regulations (HPTR) will come into effect and the HPTR… Read more
USDA signs Organic Equivalency Agreement with Switzerland
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced they have signed an Organic Equivalency Agreement with Switzerland, that beginning… Read more
Transport Canada amends Air Cargo Security Program
Transport Canada has published the Regulations Amending the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations, 2012 and the Designated Provisions Regulations… Read more