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In the zone: A look at Foreign Trade Zones in the U.S and Canada – Part 2
By John Moccia, Canada Regulatory Affairs In our previous issue of Global Perspectives, I explored the concept of… Read more
Answers to frequently asked questions about U.S. trade quotas
By Karen Derry, U.S. Regulatory Affairs What are import quotas? Import quotas regulate the amount of a commodity… Read more
Merchandise Processing Fees (MPF): What importers need to know
By Philip Sutter, US Global Trade Management Governance When importing into the U.S., landed cost calculations must… Read more
GEP Ex. 1: Export of Goods for Special and Personal Use Permit – it still exists?
By Brad Lehigh, Global Trade Management Governance Canada A General Export Permit (GEP) is a convenient and time… Read more
The changing face of Special Imports Measures Act (SIMA) regulations in Canada
By Suzanne Perkins, Canada Regulatory Affairs Dumping occurs when goods are sold to importers in Canada at prices… Read more
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Country Focus: Singapore
The Republic of Singapore is a small island city-state that sits southeast of Asia’s mainland between Malaysia and… Read more
USA-Canada Wood Packaging Material exemption still exists, but for how long?
By Don Neubauer, U.S. Regulatory Affairs In 2004, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal & Plant Health… Read more
Update on Tariff Reduction on Information Technology Products effective July 1, 2016
Further to the notification on the WTO Tariff Rate Reductions published earlier, the first round of tariff reductions… Read more
Invitation to comment on the administration of the new TRQ’s and Origin Quotas
Consultation open to public and industry sector for comments and input on certain Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) under… Read more
CBSA assessing provisional duties on certain large line pipe from China and Japan
Provisional duties are now payable on certain carbon and alloy steel line pipe that is released from customs… Read more