International Trade Compliance

Canada appeals WTO ruling on U.S. lumber duties: official

June 6, 2019

Canada has appealed against a World Trade Organization (WTO) panel ruling in a case it lost in April that would allow the United States to use “zeroing” to calculate anti-dumping tariffs on lumber, a WTO official said on Wednesday.

UPDATE: Entry filing guidance for Section 232 FTZ entries covered by Canada and Mexico duty exemption

June 4, 2019

On March 8, 2018, the President issued Proclamations 9704 and 9705 on Adjusting Imports of Steel and Aluminum into the United States, under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1862), providing for additional import duties for steel mill and aluminum articles, effective March 23, 2018.

[US] CBP confirms 301 duty raise time frame

May 15, 2019

...The Trump administration [last] week increased the duty rate on a third list of goods from China from 10% to 25%.

Filings for imports both exported and entered into U.S. commerce [on May 10, 2019] or later must include Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) numbers 9903.88.03 and 9903.88.04, denoting a 25% duty rate, the CSMS message says.

The CFIA Chronicle - Spring 2019

April 26, 2019

For the latest on CFIA initiatives, services, research and other news – check out the latest edition of The CFIA Chronicle.

This edition includes the following articles:

Message to industry – CITT Report On Safeguards Regarding Certain Steel Goods

April 9, 2019

The purpose of this message is to inform importers that [on April 3, 2019] the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) published its findings and recommendations following its inquiry into safeguard measures on certain steel goods.

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