The following message is from Global Affairs Canada. To customs brokers representing softwood lumber companies, we would be grateful for onward transmission of this notice to your clients. Please note …

CN 20-01, Safe Food for Canadians (SFC) licence to import food to Canada This Customs Notice replaces CN 19-01 Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) coming into …

Oil Country Tubular Goods – Notice of Expiry of Finding The Canadian International Trade Tribunal hereby gives notice, pursuant to subsection 76.03(2) of the Special Import Measures Act, that its finding …

FIRM is an information retrieval system that allows CBSA to generate reports related to all of the Canada Customs Coding Form (B3) fields that have been input into the Customs …

CSMS #41149692 was released instructing stakeholders on the requirements for claiming duty free treatment under the new U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. In order to receive preferential treatment, a good must be …

As many of our readers are aware, the U.S. levied additional tariffs on goods made in China.  These tariffs have come in waves that began on July 6th, 2018.  The …

The Office of the U.S Trade Representative issued another round of product exclusions from the Section 301 tariffs for List 3.  This round of exclusions published on January 6th include …

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley stated that it may take three to four days for the agreement to pass through the Senate committees prior to a vote.  The vote …

The U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule: 2020 Basic Edition is released and available online.  The HTSUS changes throughout the year, so it is important that your company has a process in …

On January 15th, 2020, President Trump has stated that he expects to sign “Phase 1” of the China trade deal.  This deal would lower the List 4a rates from 15 …

As many of our readers are aware, the U.S. levied additional tariffs on goods made in China. These tariffs have come in waves that began on July 6th, 2018. The …

The local FDA offices have notified the trade community of their hours for New Year’s Day: Peace Bridge Buffalo 12/31/2019: 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM (this may be adjusted to …

It’s no secret that the current administration has levied record amounts of duty on imports since 2016, which makes tariff classification vitally important. The proper classification of a commodity is …

A key element to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)/Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) regulations is the reporting of the contact information for the party responsible for FSVP activities in …

The official notice instituting APHIS-CORE is expected to be published in the Federal Register this January.  APHIS-CORE is the program that will institute mandatory electronic filing of U.S. Department of …