Ottawa, September 22, 2017
1. The Canadian International Trade Tribunal, in its decision of the AMD Ritmed Inc. v. President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), appeal (AP-2014-013/015), found that hospital environments fall within the term “noxious atmosphere”.
Ottawa, September 22, 2017
This memorandum outlines the CBSA’s interpretation of the expression “to be employed in a noxious atmosphere” throughout the Customs Tariff, and supersedes Departmental Memorandum D10-15-23, Interpretation of “Noxious Atmosphere” for Gloves under Tariff items 3926.20.10 and 4015.19.10 dated July 7, 2014.
The Trump administration's decision to hammer Bombardier with a 220 per cent tariff on its CSeries jets is threatening to crank up tensions in the renegotiation of the North American free-trade agreement and devolve into a blow-for-blow battle between Canada and its largest trading partner.
The share of U.S.-produced content in manufactured goods imports from Mexico and Canada has “eroded significantly” since NAFTA was implemented in the mid-1990s, according to a new Commerce Department report. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the report highlights the need to modify the NAFTA rules of origin to promote U.S. manufacturing and lower the U.S. trade deficit.
Please be advised that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has updated Section 11.7.3.5 Special Marking and Packaging Requirements for the European Union and Section 11.3 (2) Application of Export Stickers in the Introduction of Chapter 11 of the Meat Hygiene Manual of Procedures.
