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Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program

January 5, 2018

20-12-2017 - Softwood Lumber Export Permit Monitoring Program - continued use of the Canadian tariff classifications set out in Annex 1B of the 2006 Softwood Lumber Agreement

What was this year’s big surprise?

January 5, 2018

"I know enough of the world now, to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything…” So wrote Dickens in David Copperfield, and it could well describe this past year. Shocks and shock-talk have become so commonplace that it would indeed be a surprise if there were no major surprises. So with a sea of surprises to select from, which one stands out?

D10-15-27, Tariff Classification of Safety Headgear of Subheading 6506.10

December 29, 2017

This memorandum outlines the CBSA’s administrative tariff classification policy of safety headgear.

This memorandum outlines the CBSA’s administrative policy with respect to safety headgear of subheading 6506.10.

This memorandum is available on the CBSA website.

Ricardo Trevino Chapa elected Deputy Secretary General of the WCO

December 29, 2017

Ricardo Treviño Chapa, the current Administrator General of Mexico Customs, was elected Deputy Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) on 14 December 2017. He will take up his post at the Secretariat on 1 January 2018.

Canada is one step closer to expanding preclearance operations with the U.S.

December 29, 2017

Expanding preclearance will enable faster travel between Canada and the United States, provide access to more American airports, bolster trade, better protect our rights and increase security.  

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