In the wake of the incident involving Cecil the Lion, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the lion subspecies panther leo leo as endangered and PI melonichaita as …

By unanimous vote, the US Senate passed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.” This Act defines “plastic microbeads” as any solid particle less than five (5) millimeters that is intended …

As the deadline for ACE filing draws closer for US imports, the Food and Drug Administration has posted a chart that illustrates the data elements required for each commodity when …

The US Senate passed legislation that will reform the Toxic Substances Control Act. This comes on the heels of the US House of Representatives passing their TSCA reform bill this …

The following is available on the Canadian International Trade Tribunal website. Notice of Expiry Review of Order and Statement of Reasons – Refined Sugar (Expiry Review No. RR-2014-006) Concrete Reinforcing …

The following has been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website D20-1-1, Exporter Reporting This memorandum outlines and explains the guidelines and procedures respecting the report of goods exported …

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website D8-11-8, Administration of the Designer Remission Order, 2001

The Apparel, Footwear, and Textiles (AFT) Center for Excellence and Expertise at CBP opened this week in San Francisco. The main focus of this center is to centralize the import …

Seven (7) shipping companies agreed to pay the Federal Maritime Commission a total of $334,000 in civil penalties as a result of the agency’s investigation into their practices. In the …

US Customs officers at the Oakland Airport discovered Giant African Snails and eggs while examining a shipment of wooden pallets from African Samoa. These snails are considered to be one …

The following is available on the Canada Border Services Agency website Steel Grating: RR-2015-001, Expiry Review Decision SIMA – Expiry Review Decision – Steel Grating <link rel=”stylesheet” href=”/_wb/3.1.5/theme-gcwu-fegc/css/theme-ns-min.css” /> The …

The following is provided by Global Affairs Canada (formerly Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada) Message to Industry and to Brokers In order to ensure an orderly transition between quota years, …

A first overview of the main features of the origin provisions contained in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been published as part of the Comparative study on Preferential Rules of …

The following has been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website D3-4-2, Highway Pre-arrival and Reporting Requirements This memorandum outlines and explains specific Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) requirements …

The following have been updated on the Canada Border Services Agency website. D2-2-3, Importation of Goods by Seasonal Residents D3-4-2, Highway Pre-arrival and Reporting Requirements D19-6-4, Kimberley Process – Export …