The US Department of Commerce issued anti-dumping duty orders on heavy walled rectangular welded carbon steel pipes and tubes from South Korea (A-580-880), Mexico (A-201-847), and Turkey (A-489-824). Â Additionally, there …
A major online retailer of coloured contact lenses plead guilty last week to importing mis-branded contact lenses and selling them over the internet without prescriptions. Â The plea agreement stated that …
US Customs updated their previously released guidance on vessel diversions due to the Hanjin bankruptcy. Importers have requested to cancel entries impacted by the bankruptcy, however CBP would rather have …
This week, the American Apparel & Footwear Association issued a statement on their website in support of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Â According to the statement, the industry is united …
The following has been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Fabricated Industrial Steel Components – Notice of Initiation of Investigations The CBSA initiated investigations on September 12, 2016, …
The following have been updated on Health Canada’s website. Significant New Activity Notification Risk Assessment Summaries A Significant New Activity Notification Risk Assessment Summary for Hydroquinone in Batch 1 of …
The Canada Border Services Agency has posted a checklist for exporting commercial goods from Canada to its website.  A Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting Commercial Goods from Canada was also published.
Gypsum Board from United States of America (Notice of Preliminary Determination) On September 6, 2016, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), pursuant to subsection 38(1) of the Special Import Measures Act …
The following documents were recently added to the Canada Border Services Agency website. Memorandum D8-2-16, Courier Imports Remission Memorandum D8-2-27, Canadian Goods, Originating in Canada or Accounted for, Temporarily Exported …
On October 11th, 2016, US Customs and the Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) will end the ACE pilot.  This week a notice was published announcing “CBP has determined that ACE …
Entries of wooden bedroom furniture (ADD Case A-570-890) entered during calendar year 2015 for 123 exporting companies have been issued liquidation instructions by the Department of Commerce. Â These entries will …
This week, CBP announced that all entry liquidations will be handled in ACE starting October 29th.  As the importer of record, this impacts when your entries are deemed ‘finalized’ in …
In a ruling this week, US Customs determined that a specific date of export out of the United States is needed in order to claim the goods are returning into …
US Customs updated 4,692 ABI records and 935 tariff numbers this week.  The most notable change was in Chapter 62, “Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, not Knitted or Crocheted.†…
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments so the agency can implement a new “Account Management†function that will enable users to receive Notices of FDA Action electronically and …