On September 21, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced that it has launched an investigation under the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA) respecting the alleged injurious dumping of certain nitisinone capsules from Sweden. The investigation follows a complaint... Read more >

Global Affairs Canada issued a notice to industry advising that as of September 10, 2018, the CETA Industrial Cheese TRQ for 2018 is open to requests for allocations from resident of Canada further processors that are not allocation holders for... Read more >

Global Affairs Canada is advising the products of natural milk constituents (item 125 on the Import Control List) there is a total of 1,403,845 kg of TRQ available as of September 12, 2018, including for allocations to import other products... Read more >

This article was originally published in the Journal of Commerce on Sept. 21, 2018. By Candace Sider, Vice President of Government & Regulatory Affairs, North America, Livingston International “It always comes back to cheese, doesn’t it?” So commented former Canadian... Read more >

The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) of 2018 was signed into law on September 13, 2018.  It temporarily reduces or suspends duty rates for imports of certain products approved by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). Approved products are eligible for... Read more >

For international traders and especially those involved with U.S. import transactions, 2018 has featured uncertainty, complexity, and significant duty exposure.  Almost every month, there has been a new, changed, or announced trade remedy action (see chart below). An area of... Read more >

Advantages to businesses on both sides of the border go beyond trade agreement’s cost savings  This article was originally published in Global Trade Magazine on Sept. 20, 2018 By Cora Di Pietro, Vice President, Consulting, Livingston International Given recent headlines around... Read more >

On September 18, 2018, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) determined that the alleged injurious dumping of carbon steel welded pipe, commonly identified as standard pipecold-rolled steel originating or exported from Pakistan, the Philippines, Turkey and Vietnam has caused injury... Read more >

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced they will begin notifying importers and customs brokers of errors found in Lacey Act declarations, as of October 1, 2018. Notification will be via email. Under the... Read more >

On September 10, 2018, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) advised that it had initiated an expiry review of the dumping and subsidizing of certain thermoelectric containers originating in or exported from China. The subject goods are defined as thermoelectric... Read more >