Presidential Proclamation 9888 was issued on May 17, 2019, postponing any potential Section 232 additional duties on imports of passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, and certain automobile parts for 180 days. Product covered: Passenger vehicles -including sedans, sport utility vehicles,... Read more >

Two Presidential Proclamations were issued on May 16, 2019, which significantly impact imports of Turkish origin goods imported into the U.S. when entered or withdrawn from warehouse as of May 17, 2019, or May 21, 2109. Presidential Proclamation 9887, effective... Read more >

Last week, the governments of Canada, the United States and Mexico reached an agreement on the removal of tariffs on steel and aluminum imports into the United States, which have been in place since June 1, 2018 under Section 232... Read more >

A cybersecurity breach in Facebook’s messaging app, WhatsApp, has left users vulnerable to malicious spyware installed on their smartphones. The Financial Times reported that surveillance spyware was installed on phones using WhatsApp’s call feature. The software was installed even if... Read more >

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has announced the transfer of 731 of its agents from ports along the northern border to the southern border. These officers are being temporarily moved in order to support the influx of... Read more >

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) would like to inform you of the official launch of its public stakeholder consultation regarding the tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for supply managed products established under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and... Read more >

Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a notice to industry on the changes to modernize Canada’s beer compositional standards. Amendments to the Regulations on the compositional standard for beer that are found in Division 2 of the Food and Drug Regulations... Read more >

On May 9, 2019, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) initiated an expiry review of its finding of injury made on May 20, 2014, concerning the dumping of hot-rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate originating or exported... Read more >

The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), is accepting comments on the proposed expansion of Section 301 duties to a 4th list of Products of Chinese origin. This proposal affects $300 billion of annual trade value, and would carry an additional duty... Read more >

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have announced the 2019 CTPAT conference has been scheduled for June 25th and 26th. June 25, 2019 will be a general session with multiple speakers and panel discussions.  June 26, 2019 will be a... Read more >