The US Food and Drug  Administration has informed the trade community of their holiday hours. Peace Bridge Buffalo Friday – 7/1/2016 – 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Saturday – 7/2/2016 …
US Customs has been running maintenance on their ACE system every Saturday night between 10:00 pm and 4:00 am Sunday morning.  The trade community has been advised to ‘plan accordingly’ …
US Customs issued a CSMS message this week updating their enforcement of ISF non-compliance. Â For ships sailing after June 30th, ports will no longer be required to send requests for …
In a CSMS message this week, US Customs confirmed that brokers will be required to submit quota entries through ACE. Â This is the final major onboarding to the ACE system. …
Beginning July 1st, the requirement for the FCC form 740 will be suspended until December 31st 2016. This means commodities such as televisions, remote controls, and other radio frequency emitting …
The following is available in its entirety on the Canada Border Services Agency website Certain Concrete Reinforcing Bar – Notice of Conclusion of Re-investigation – 2016-06-29 Given that no other …
The following have been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website. Memorandum D14-1-3, Re-determinations and Appeals Under the Special Import Measures Act Customs Notice 16-16, Amendments to the Departmental …
World Customs Organization (WCO) has released its June 2016 edition of the WCO News magazine. Here are the highlights: Illicit Trade – from ivory, fisheries products, cultural goods, weapons and …
Effective July 1st, 2016 the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick will be raising their respective levels of HST by 2 percentage points. Both provincial rates will be …
The following have been updated on the Health Canada website. AEEA A Notice of intent amending the Domestic Substances List to apply the Significant New Activity Provisions of the Canadian …
US Customs issued a press release this week as the ACE transition passed another hurdle with the addition of the FDA to the system.  Commissioner Kerlikowske stated, “CBP is very …
The US Commerce Department issued the final results of their review of shrimp imported into the Customs territory of the US from Thailand (ADD Case A549-822). Â These rates impact anti-dumping …
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that US Industry has been injured by cold-rolled flat steel products imported from China and Japan at less than fair value. In …
US Customs issued several CSMS messages on Wednesday and Thursday addressing the delays in FDA messaging and processing. Â These messages outlined the progress of the issue throughout the days. Â The …
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted an external consultation with stakeholders regarding the Recognition of Foreign Animal Disease Control and Eradication …