Blanket certificates of origin, whether for CUSMA or for other free trade agreements, are usually set to begin on January 1 and to expire, twelve months later, on December 31….

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The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated an expiry review of its finding made in January 2018, to determine if the expiry of the finding is likely to lead to continued…

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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the signing of a Mutual Recognition Agreement with the European Union’s (EU) Taxation and Customs Union (TAXUD) to honour each other’s Trusted Trader…

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The Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) has been amended and the Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) related policies have been modified following the Royal Assent given to the Federal Budget…

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The World Customs Organization (WCO) has set up a project team for a two-year period to conduct an exploratory study on a possible strategic review of the Harmonized System (HS)….

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Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Mary Ng, concluded a visit to Indonesia during which she met with a number of Indonesian government officials to strengthen bilateral trade talks. Minister Ng…

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The Government of Canada is implementing a Select Luxury Items Tax on the importation of certain vehicles and aircraft valued above $100,000 and certain vessels valued above $250,000. The luxury…

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The Government of Canada filed notices challenging, under Chapter 10 of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), the final results of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s third administrative reviews of its…

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released June 2022 data on global air cargo markets. Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers, was 6.4% below June 2021 levels (-6.6% for international…

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Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) continued to exercise restraint in imposing trade restrictions according to the WTO Director-General’s mid-year report on trade-related developments covering mid-October 2021 to mid-May…

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