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May 5, 2020

Canada’s Administration of New Tariff Rate Quotas for Refined Sugar and Sugar-Containing Products to the United States

May 5, 2020 – Global Affairs Canada is seeking input from Canadians on the administration of two new… Read more 

May 4, 2020

List of Prohibited Firearms Updated Due to Re-Classification of Assault Style Firearms

May 4, 2020 – Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) issued Customs Notice CN20-17 on May 1st ,2020 on… Read more 

Apr 28, 2020

USMCA -U.S. Enter Into Force Date to be July 1, 2020

April 28, 2020 – The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement’s (USMCA’s) enter into force… Read more 

Apr 27, 2020

CUSMA – Notice to Producers of Passenger Vehicles, Light Trucks and Heavy Trucks Alternative Staging Regime

April 27, 2020 – Global Affairs Canada issued an advisory for the automotive industry on the Notice to… Read more 

Apr 24, 2020

108 New Exclusions Granted for China Section 301 List 3 Products

April 24, 2020 – The U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) granted a twelfth round of exclusions from Section 301… Read more 

Apr 23, 2020

Health Canada Interim Policy on Household Cleaning Products, Hand Soaps and Body Soaps

April 23, 2020 – Health Canada has issued an interim policy on certain household consumer products on the… Read more 

Apr 23, 2020

Interim Guide on the Production of Ethanol for Use in Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers

April 23, 2020 – Health Canada is temporarily authorizing the use of technical-grade ethanol in hand sanitizer products:… Read more 

Apr 23, 2020

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Import Permits to Use New APHIS eFile System in Fall 2020

April 23, 2020 – USDA’s Animal and Plant health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that beginning in the fall… Read more 

Apr 23, 2020

New FEMA Rule on Exports of PPE May Require Letter Uploaded to DIS

April 23, 2020 – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) updated their guidance relating to a Presidential Memorandum,… Read more 

Apr 16, 2020

Updated WCO HS Classification List for COVID-19 Medical Supplies Issued

April 16, 2020 – The HS Classification Reference for COVID-19 Medical Supplies was recently updated, in a more… Read more