The CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency) released a list of Trade Compliance Verification Priorities, as done in previous years. These are the commodities that the CBSA will be focusing on for audit purposes in 2021. Although the CBSA audits a wide variety of products above and beyond this listing, importers of these specific commodities should be…
Tag: Imports
Canada Waives Duties on Expanded List of Medical and Non-Medical PPE Imports
As a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency, there is an increase in the importation of disinfectants, sanitizers and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as protective masks, hand sanitizer, and medical gowns into Canada. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has enacted emergency measures to facilitate and expedite access to licensing and registration requirements for…
WCO Update: Counterfeit Medical Supplies and Introduction of Export Controls on Personal Protective Equipment
The World Customs Organization (WCO) reminds the general public to exercise extreme caution when purchasing critical medical supplies from unknown sources, particularly online. The use of these goods may cost lives. While the world is gripped by the fight against COVID-19, criminals have turned this into an opportunity for fraudulent activity. There have been an…
U.S. Announces Increase in Importer Cotton Fee as of December 16, 2019
Effective December 16, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will increase the fee paid by U.S. importers of cotton and cotton-containing products under the Cotton Research and Promotion Order. The current rate of $0.011905 per kilogram will increase to $0.012222 per kilogram; an increase of $0.000317 per kilogram or 2.7%. The…
U.S. and Japan Reach Partial Trade Agreement
The United States and Japan announced a trade agreement between the countries covering specific agricultural and industrial products. The new agreement will eliminate or reduce tariffs (duties) and is expected to be effective January 1, 2020. Japan has agreed to allow 90 percent of U.S. food and agricultural products duty free or preferential tariff access…
Fifth Set of China Section 301 Tariff Exemptions Announced for List 1 Products
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) recently announced a fifth set of product exclusions from the Section 301 25% duties on Chinese products. These exclusions relate to items that were included in the first list (‘List 1’) of products enacted on July 6, 2018. Products in List 1 include many technology imports…
